Browsing the Technological Sublime

In God's Browser, Geert Mul uses scores of images pulled from the internet as the frames in an abstract film. Using specially developed image recognition software, Mul creates the illusion of motion between unrelated images. The same software also generates musical notes that vary with the speed and type of the image being displayed.

The result is a hypnotic experience that blends pictures of nature, culture, sunsets, skeletons and supermodels into a portrait of humanity's collective visual consciousness. The visual power of God's Browser emphasizes that, in an image-saturated society, the simulation can become just as valuable and meaningful as the "authentic" object. Mul's work looks, and sounds, like the creation of a virtual world, where God could only connect to the universe from the internet.

Geert Mul will be presenting God's Brower at the Next Nature Power Show in collaboration with philosopher Jos de Mul. Jos de Mul has previously been featured on Next Nature with his essay The Technological Sublime.