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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](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/aliceanderson-spiritual-machines-totem-22.jpg)
![Spiritual Machines in the studio (detail), 2024](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/aliceanderson.jpg)
!["Spiritual Machines - Totem 23” recycled objects: Boomboxes and stereo-blasters, eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 260 × 28 cm, 2023](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/aliceanderson-Boombox-Totem-23-a-769x1024.jpg)
![« 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](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/aliceanderson-totem-20-724x1024.jpg)
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![Tim Berners-Lee, the birth of the World Wide Web, Cern, 1989](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-08-31-at-21.47.39-_1_.png)
![Mycorrhizal Fungi Network similar to the internet Network](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/4aliceanderson-spiritualmachines-1024x803.png)
![Alice Anderson during the memorisation process](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1aliceanderson-spiritualmachines.png)
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![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.](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/memristor.jpg)
!["Spiritual Machines, Statuette 78" recycled objects: VHS tape in case and VHS tape, eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 16 × 11 cm, 2023](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Statuette-78-Transparent-604x1024.jpg)
!["Spiritual Machines, Statuette 89" recycled objects: Six usb plugs, two camera batteries, usb power adapter, coaxial plug, eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 26 × 12 cm, 2024](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/aliceandersonSpiritual-Machines89.webp)
!["Spiritual Machines, Statuette 76" recycled object: Travel adapter plug, eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 11 × 4.5 cm, 2023](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/aliceandersonSpiritual-Machines76.jpg)
!["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](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/aliceandersonSpiritual-Machines77.jpg)
!["Spiritual Machines, Statuette 93" recycled objects: Vacuum head, alarm clock, TV, Laptop charger, eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 78 × 35 cm, 2024](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/aliceandersonSpiritual-Machines93-769x1024.jpg)
!["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](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/aliceandersonSpiritual-Machines71.pngt_.webp)
![](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/aliceandersonSpiritual-Machines91-769x1024.jpg)
!["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](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/15aliceanderson-spiritualmachines-1024x682.jpeg)
!["Spiritual Machines, Statuette 85" recycled objects: active computer speaker, circuit breaker, AC/DC converter plug, eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 49 × 13 cm, 2023](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/aliceandersonSpiritual-Machines85.jpg)
!["Spiritual Machines, Statuette 74" recycled objects: Optical drive and computer cables, eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 31.5 × 15 cm, 2023](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/aliceandersonSpiritual-Machines74.jpg)
!["Spiritual Machines, Statuette 70" recycled objects: Sony DSC-F1 camera, Sony RMT 716 remote control, 2 plugs, eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 27 × 9 cm, 2023](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/aliceandersonSpiritual-Machines70.webp)
!["Spiritual Machines, Statuette 72" recycled objects: Battery pack, 2 LiPo batteries, 35 mm film camera, drone parts, eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 29.5 × 15 cm, 2023](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/aliceandersonSpiritual-Machines72.png.webp)
!["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](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_6970-768x1024.jpg)
!["Spiritual Machines, Statuette 73" recycled objects: 2 electric beard trimmers and drone cables, eco-friendly copper-coloured wire, 33 × 18 cm, 2023](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/aliceandersonSpiritual-Machines73-scaled.webp)
!["Spiritual Machines, Statuette 68" recycled objects: house alarm, electronic body scale, eco-friendly copper coloured wire, 64 × 30 cm, 2023](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/aliceandersonSpiritual-Machines68.webp)
!["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](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/21aliceanderson-spiritualmachines-scaled.jpg)
!["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](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/23aliceanderson-spiritualmachines-scaled.jpg)
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!["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](https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/24aliceanderson-spiritualmachines..jpg)