The real Syzygy event combined performances and installations; its site extended the experience with invented calendars, avatars, and theory-fiction. The mythology is part of the artwork, not historical fact. Hyperlinks became atmosphere: the website didn’t explain the project from outside—it was one of the rooms inside it.
Original Syzygy archive: http://ccru.net/syzygy.htm
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-ccru-turned-a-1999-art-event-into-a-web-based-time-cult/
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Original Syzygy archive: http://ccru.net/syzygy.htm
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-ccru-turned-a-1999-art-event-into-a-web-based-time-cult/
#ancientweb #netart #hypertext #culturalhistory
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