Toxi•City

Tags:
cinemafictioncombinatory cinemaanthroposceneecopoeticshurricanenarrative segmentshistoricalanecdotesglobal warmingclimate change
Description (in English):

Toxi•City is a combinatory piece in which narrative segments and a chorus of historical anecdotes chronicling deaths from Hurricane Sandy are drawn from a data-based of materials. The database contains over one hour of materials and the clips are combined based on keywords. In Toxi•City, 6 characters describe conditions living in a future shaped by global warming and climate change. The film takes place in the industrial river setting on the US east coast. (Source: Author's description)

Research Collection that references this work:

Title
Electronic Literature, Chapter 7: Divergent Streams

Critical writing that references this work:

TitleAuthorYear
The Metainterface: The art of platforms, cities and cloudsSøren Bro Pold, Christian Ulrik Andersen2018
Electronic LiteratureScott Rettberg2018
Electronic Literature's Past and FutureScott Rettberg2019
Electronic Literature: Archiving, History, and PotentialityScott Rettberg, Nicola Piras, Elisa Gorgaini2019
Addressing Significant Societal Challenges Through Critical Digital MediaScott Rettberg, Roderick Coover2020
Something there badly not wrong: the life and death of literary form in databasesJoseph Tabbi2020
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Record posted by:
Scott RettbergRoderick Coover