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sofi xian (aka sofia lee) CARI institute original `Frutiger Aero' researcher digicam.love founder comp. linguist digicam photos are all my own

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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
tilly norwood/ piers morgan fiasco only triggers formative memories of realising that hardly anyone around me spoke cantonese
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panke.gallery @pankegallery.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Thank you to everyone who came, and especially to @sofixian.bsky.social and @evanroth.bsky.social for their presentations! 📷 Fenja Cambeis follow the link – Gallery Surfing Session with Sofi Xian & Evan Roth panke.gallery/event/follow... panke.gallery, 15 September 2026
Two presenters stand in front of a white wall covered with colorful outlined shapes, arrows, and text resembling elements of an early web interface. The wall is marked “1993” in large black letters. The presenter on the left wears a black turtleneck, wide black trousers, and white sneakers. The presenter on the right wears a plaid shirt, dark trousers, gray sneakers, and a patterned cap.Two presenters sit behind a white table during a presentation, each holding a microphone. Several laptops, an audio mixer, cables, and speakers are visible around them. A large green screen fills the background. The presenter on the left wears black clothing and white sneakers, while the presenter on the right wears a plaid shirt, dark trousers, gray sneakers, and a patterned cap.A large white projection structure displays a computer desktop and a web browser showing a grid of colorful images. In the background, a presenter sits at a table with a laptop and microphone in front of a large green screen. A bottle and other equipment are on the table.A presentation is taking place in a gallery space. One presenter sits behind a table with a laptop and microphone in front of a large green screen, while another presenter is partially visible beside them. Several people sit and stand in the foreground watching the presentation. Two speakers on stands flank the presentation area.
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panke.gallery @pankegallery.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Thank you to everyone who came to tonight's surfing session, and to both artists for the amazing presentation. follow the link – Gallery Surfing Session with @sofixian.bsky.social & @evanroth.bsky.social – 15 September 2026 panke.gallery/event/follow... 📍 panke.gallery
A wide photograph of a gallery event with an audience seated on black benches facing two presenters at a table. The presenters sit behind laptops in front of a large green screen, with two speakers on stands on either side. A projected browser window is visible on a white screen in front of the audience. The industrial gallery space has white walls, exposed ceiling pipes, and cables.A closer photograph of two presenters seated behind laptops at a white table in front of a large green screen. One presenter is looking at a laptop, while the other holds a microphone. Two speakers on stands flank the green screen, and audio equipment and cables are visible around the table. Several audience members are partially visible in the foreground.
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panke.gallery @pankegallery.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
follow the link – Gallery Surfing Session with Sofi Xian & @evanroth.bsky.social 📍 panke.gallery, Tuesday, 15 September 2026 from 7 to 10 PM panke.gallery/event/follow... See you there! [pics] 🖼️ Images from artworks by Xian and Roth.
A large gallery installation covers the walls and floor with thousands of small, colorful photographic and printed images arranged in dense grids and collages. A woman in a long black dress stands near the center, facing the wall and viewing the work.A dark exhibition space contains a large installation of multiple vertical screens arranged in a loose, symmetrical composition. The screens display pink and red-tinted images of trees and landscapes, while cables hang from the screens to electronic equipment on the floor.Three small humanoid robots are positioned on a rocky overlook above a turquoise lake surrounded by dense green forest and mountains. One silver robot sits in the foreground, another blue robot sits farther back on the left, and a white robot stands on the right.An art installation resembling a bouquet of white and pale pink tulips stands in a transparent container. Green stems and leaves are interwoven with visible wires and electronic components, while a small transparent electronic control device rests on the white surface beside it.
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
this is today! please tune in or stop by if you are in Berlin (at 19h) @evanroth.bsky.social @pankegallery.bsky.social www.panke.gallery/event/follow...
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follow the link · panke.gallery
panke.gallery seeks to open up a dialogue between established and emerging artists whose work comes out of the connections between digital or net-based art and club culture, especially in the recent h...
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
my review of Nolan's Odyssey and how its themes of invasion and containment go beyond the narrative itself and into the medium it's shot on and its distribution
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Against the Grain
Control and Containment in and around The Odyssey (2026)
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
OUT NOW: exclusive interview with Chang N. Suh CEO of Asadal, the Korean Web company that brought us many of the images we now associate with 'Frutiger Aero' interview by Yunseon Yang, intro by me (Sofi Xian) read here: sofixian.substack.com/p/frutiger-a...
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
i'm writing about Epic Movie now
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Hidden Writings of Epic Movie
Introduction and Dossier 001: Blossoms Black and Sweet as Norwegian Crude
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胡子哥 @notsaved.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
you should subscribe to @sofixian.bsky.social's substack open.substack.com/pub/sofixian...
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Hidden Writings of Epic Movie
Introduction and Dossier 001: Blossoms Black and Sweet as Norwegian Crude
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
how do something like apples become slop? a piece i wrote
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A is for Apple-slop
On differing regimes of apple signs
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
guangzhou through a kyocera finecam i picked up at a market here
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
a wintry day by the lake captured on my digicam
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
things i found in thrift stores in 2015
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
what if social media had a different metaphor: you have a navigational file manager and you just have to search for content on a messy virtual hard drive
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listencorp @listencorp.org · 21/11/2025
"Windows 10 was not about eco-futurist dreams but about augmented reality. Rather, the colors all strike me as coming from fashion or from interior design..." Really interesting piece on a now-dead operating system's look and feel, by @sofixian.bsky.social networkcultures.org/longform/202...
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What Was the Windows 10 Aesthetic?
Today, Windows 10 is dead. Or this is to say that Microsoft is ending support for the operating system today, ten years after its release. In fact, Windows 10 has been undergoing a slow crawl towards
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Stefan Tiron @tironstefan.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Found out about CARI from a series of excellent sounding workshops - as a part of the vernacular creativity + automation (ALGOFOLK) iTMF-funded project led by@notsaved.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/nots...
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Stefan Tiron @tironstefan.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
#aestethics #windows #materials #industrial Excellent #mustread article by Sofi Xian (part of the CARI research group). docs.google.com/document/u/0...
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What was the Windows 10 Aesthetic
What was the Windows 10 Aesthetic? By Sofi Xian (2025.10.14) Summary: With the end-of-life of Microsoft’s Windows 10, questions arise of what legacy it will leave behind. This article undertakes an ar...
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
thinking about this limited edition 'eternal blue' Panasonic Let's Note CF-LX6 with a glossy blue lid
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
digicam scenes from a long journey from amsterdam to aarhus by train
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Hitachi Prius Air Note 100F (2003)
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
new digicam pics i am going to start using this account more i've decided
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
photos from different spaces taken on digicam (the hague, rotterdam)
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 28/10/2024
Sharp Mebius PC-NJ70A (2009), netbook with optical sensor LCD touchpad
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
photos from the opening last night of my installation at de aanschouw! i made enlarged, uninterpolated prints of my photos so closer inspection of the noise texture could be done
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
digicam snapshots from today, a warm day in late october
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 23/10/2024
JVC RD-R1 portable digital recorder (2011), mini boom box inspired devices designed for `street dancers' and musicians, with a built-in `clapping' metronome
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 23/10/2024
woke up early for a foggy solo digicam walk around the lake
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𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 @sofixian.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
sharing some digicam photos from the latest meet-up in Tilburg
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