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In Anderson’s practice, the technological objects memorised on the canvas with paint are then assembled and ‘crystallised’ with copper coloured wire to become sculptures.

Anderson speaks of crystallisation or memorisation to describe the gesture of encircling an object with wire. As she dialogues with the object, Anderson weaves, memorises and crystallises the relationship with it.

These machines, recycled and erected as “Spiritual Machines”, bear their name in reference to the book “The Age of the Spiritual Machines” published in 1999 by artificial intelligence pioneer, Ray Kurzweil.

Sacred deities embody an ecological awareness and bear witness to our Anthropocene era.

Spiritual
machines

In Anderson’s practice, the technological objects memorised on the canvas with paint are then assembled and ‘crystallised’ with copper coloured wire to become sculptures.

Anderson speaks of crystallisation or memorisation to describe the gesture of encircling an object with wire. As she dialogues with the object, Anderson weaves, memorises and crystallises the relationship with it.

These machines, recycled and erected as “Spiritual Machines”, bear their name in reference to the book “The Age of the Spiritual Machines” published in 1999 by artificial intelligence pioneer, Ray Kurzweil.

Sacred deities embody an ecological awareness and bear witness to our Anthropocene era.

"Spiritual Machines - Totem 21” recycled objects: Mini digital video tapes, 150 x 39 x 5.5 cm , eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 260 × 28 cm, 2023
"Spiritual Machines - Totem 21” recycled objects: Mini digital video tapes, 150 x 39 x 5.5 cm , eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 260 × 28 cm, 2023
Spiritual Machines in the studio (detail), 2024
Spiritual Machines in the studio (detail), 2024
"Spiritual Machines - Totem 23” recycled objects: Boomboxes and stereo-blasters, eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 260 × 28 cm, 2023
"Spiritual Machines - Totem 23” recycled objects: Boomboxes and stereo-blasters, eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 260 × 28 cm, 2023
« SPIRITUAL MACHINES - TOTEM 20 » LCD display, remote control and six cinch plugs, TV, alarm clock, two iPhone charger plugs, keyboard for tablet, two FireWire plugs, pc keyboard and USB plugs, Apple Bluetooth keyboard, two USB plugs, Eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 248 x 35 cm, 2023
"Spiritual Machines - Totem 20" recycled objects: LCD display, remote control and six cinch plugs, TV, alarm clock, two iPhone charger plugs, keyboard for tablet, two FireWire plugs, pc keyboard and USB plugs, Apple Bluetooth keyboard, two USB plugs, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 248 × 35 cm, 2023
"Spiritual Machines - Totem 19" recycled objects: iPhone, iPad, screen diffuser, MacBook, telephone plugs, portable DVD player, camera charger, battery charger, digital picture frame, two external HDD’s, portable DVD player, two mobile phones, Internet router, mini game console, 1 phone splitter, internet router, two phone splitters, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 198 × 37.5 cm, 2023
Tim Berners-Lee, the birth of the World Wide Web, Cern, 1989
Tim Berners-Lee, the birth of the World Wide Web, Cern, 1989
Mycorrhizal Fungi Network similar to the internet Network
Mycorrhizal Fungi Network similar to the internet Network
Alice Anderson during the memorisation process
Memorisation: weaving technique created in 2010 that consists of encircling an object with an eco-friendly copper coloured wire, as Anderson gets to know the object, she builds and memorises the relationship with ‘it’.
"Spiritual Machines - Totem 36" recycled objects: computer tablets, speaker tablets, ram, remote control, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 42 × 57 cm, 2021
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 07" recycled objects: ritual plate, led bulb, tablet pens, eco-friendly wire, 38 × 17 cm, 2020, "Spiritual Machines, Statuette 31" recycled objects: wifi receptor, clock alarm, eco-friendly wire, 28 × 10 cm, 2020, "Spiritual Machines, Statuette 30" recycled objects: iPhone 6, internal connections of a computer, eco-friendly wire, 25 × 7 cm, 2020, "Spiritual Machines, Statuette 29" recycled objects: phone charger, blackberry, electrical cables, eco-friendly wire, 18 x 6 cm, 2020, "Spiritual Machines, Statuette 28" recycled objects: calculator, two USB 2, two USB 3 cables, eco-friendly wire, 17 × 16 cm, 2020, "Spiritual Machines, Statuette 27" recycled objects: computer charger, digital remote control, USB plug, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 17 × 3 cm, 2020
Memory Resistor : Memristor retains memory without power. It regulates the flow of electrical current in a circuit and remembers the amount of charge that has previously flowed through it.
Memory Resistor : Memristor retains memory without power. It regulates the flow of electrical current in a circuit and remembers the amount of charge that has previously flowed through it.
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 78" recycled objects: VHS tape in case and VHS tape, eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 16 × 11 cm, 2023
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 78" recycled objects: VHS tape in case and VHS tape, eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 16 × 11 cm, 2023
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 53" recycled objects: video editing keyboard, computer keyboard, network storage server, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 67 × 25 cm, 2021 and Ape mask, Asia, Nepal, Rajbhansi People, carved wood, late 19th century
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 53" recycled objects: video editing keyboard, computer keyboard, network storage server, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 67 × 25 cm, 2021 and Ape mask, Asia, Nepal, Rajbhansi People, carved wood, late 19th century
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 23" recycled objects: USB hub, flip camera battery, bank pin pad, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire24 × 07 cm and "Spiritual Machines, Statuette 24" 2019, recycled objects: dv tape, tea strainer, piano wire, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 30 × 09 cm, 2019
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 23" recycled objects: USB hub, flip camera battery, bank pin pad, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire24 × 07 cm and "Spiritual Machines, Statuette 24" 2019, recycled objects: dv tape, tea strainer, piano wire, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 30 × 09 cm, 2019
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 77" recycled objects: Meross M55 210 Smart plugs and 2 USB power adapters, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 23.5 × 7 cm, 2013 eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 23.5 × 7 cm, 2013
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 54" recycled objects: BT router, AC adapter, speaker bases, eco-friendly
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 71" recycled objects: Hard drive 3.5 inches, built in TV speakers, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 29.5 × 11 cm, 2023
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 38" recycled objects: recycled objects: hard drive, speaker volume control, tracker bracelet, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 22.5 × 13.5 cm, 2021
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 50" recycled objects: CD player remote control, Ethernet plug, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 17 × 5,5 cm, 2021 and Anthropomorphic statuettes, Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lega people, 1st half of the 19th century
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 50" recycled objects: CD player remote control, Ethernet plug, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 17 × 5,5 cm, 2021 and Anthropomorphic statuettes, Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lega people, 1st half of the 19th century
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 55" recycled objects: hard-disc drive, X-series drone, wireless high def video, 6-axix hexacopter, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 45 × 41 cm, 2022
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 20" recycled objects : satellite transmitters, power brick, eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 19 × 16 cm, 2019
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 20" recycled objects : satellite transmitters, power brick, eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 19 × 16 cm, 2019
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 19" recycled objects: hard-disc drive, optical disc drive, eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 10 × 28 cm, 2018
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 19" recycled objects: hard-disc drive, optical disc drive, eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 10 × 28 cm, 2018
Leanne Moran during the memorisation process, 2011
Leanne Moran during the memorisation process, 2011
"Spiritual Machines, Totem 15" recycled objects: air purifier machine, CD player, speakers, printer, scanner, stereo mini-disc, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 295 × 55 cm, 2020
"Spiritual Machines, Totem 15" recycled objects: air purifier machine, CD player, speakers, printer, scanner, stereo mini-disc, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 295 × 55 cm, 2020
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 73" recycled objects: 2 electric beard trimmers and drone cables, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 33 × 18 cm, 2023
"Spiritual Machines, Statuette 68" recycled objects: house alarm, electronic body scale, eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 64 × 30 cm, 2023
"Spiritual Machines, Totem 12" recycled objects: iMac computer screen, power supply, troubleshooting machine, sky box, computer disc drive 1 and 2, scanner, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 203 × 80 cm, 2020
"Spiritual Machines, Totem 12" recycled objects: iMac computer screen, power supply, troubleshooting machine, sky box, computer disc drive 1 and 2, scanner, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 203 × 80 cm, 2020
"Spiritual Machines, Totem 11" recycled objects: Alexa virtual assistant, pyramid speakers assembled in the Brancusi way, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 195 × 76 cm, 2019
"Spiritual Machines, Totem 11" recycled objects: Alexa virtual assistant, pyramid speakers assembled in the Brancusi way, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 195 × 76 cm, 2019
CPU, Central Processing Unit
"Spiritual Machines, Totem 17" recycled objects: computer monitor, speakers, AC/DC converter, remote control processor, mobile DVD player, scanner, TV, circuit boards, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 204 × 74 cm, 2021
"Spiritual Machines, Totem 17" recycled objects: computer monitor, speakers, AC/DC converter, remote control processor, mobile DVD player, scanner, TV, circuit boards, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 204 × 74 cm, 2021