Paint By Numbers

ByKarl Heinz Jeron September 28, 2013August 4, 2023

“Paint By Numbers” is about serendipity. It deals with the accident of finding something good or useful while not specifically searching for it.

The figure outside the field speaks random numbers. There is a color marker attached to the figure on the field. You are allowed to move the figure on the field according to the spoken numbers.

What is random and what is it good for.
Not only cryptography requires good random numbers. Serendipity is about predestination and Tychismus.
There are countless discoveries and inventions based on chance or clumsiness, including: Tesa tape is unfortunately a too strong adhesive Leukoplast. Post-it should be a super glue once. Charles Goodyear invented vulcanization by muddleheadedness.

Chocolate Cookies were invented by Ruth Wakefield, as she tried to make chocolate chip cookies. She did not have the right chocolate, which is why she broke up a chocolate bar and gave the pieces into the batter mixture. This created what we now know as chocolate cookies.

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Malware
ByKarl Heinz Jeron January 27, 2017July 27, 2023

Printouts of an isolated obfuscated malware code of a cyber attack.

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Hermes Opera
ByKarl Heinz Jeron January 31, 2012March 23, 2023

A multimedia opera with robots and overheard mobile conversations in four acts. “I’m sitting in the train. Where are you?” Everyone has a mobile phone these days and what was once a conversation in closed rooms is nowadays happening in the public sphere. The mindless phone monologues in busses and trains have irritated the German…

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Dijkstra’s Shortest Path
ByKarl Heinz Jeron November 3, 2015March 23, 2023

The Dijkstra algorithm solves the single-source shortest path problem.For a given source node in the graph, the algorithm finds the shortest path between that node and every other. It can also be used for finding the shortest paths from a single node to a single destination node by stopping the algorithm once the shortest path…

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Constraints
ByKarl Heinz Jeron August 1, 2017March 10, 2025

Constraints delves into the realm of thought experiments and constraints, presenting a captivating exploration of the construction of reality and identity. By utilizing texts and images sourced from social media, specifically those tagged with constraints, it embarks on a fascinating journey. At the core of this artistic endeavor lie animated objects, hypothetical machines designed to…

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Fresh Music For Rotten Vegetables
ByKarl Heinz Jeron January 25, 2011August 7, 2023

Workshop and participatory installation with DIY audio devices. The circuits are powered and controlled by fruits and vegetables. The participatory and exciting installation of media artist Karl Heinz Jeron draws attention to a further aspect of our dealing with resources: In supermarkets and markets, the artist asks for overripe fruit and vegetables that are usually…

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Primordial Soup
ByKarl Heinz Jeron July 19, 2020August 11, 2023

objects in concrete, pumps, colored water, plants, illustrations

The installation explores the resonance qualities of objects and organisms, as well as their capacity for initiation and response, which operate on both micro and systemic levels. It offers a platform for representing a multitude of systemic exchange processes that go beyond purely rationalistic approaches.

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