Olia Lialina and Dragan Espenschied created a comic and website dubbed Zombie and
Mummy. Lialina and Espenschied were producing and publishing a comic every Monday on a
PalmPilot, arguably the most impressive part of this work. The time frame of this comic is
20022003. The idea of uploading art so frequently and so well done for the time is
extraordinary. The simplicity and innocence of an artist making a comic strip holds a sense of
whimsy that is usually lost in the showing of art. Usually showings are fancy and serious in a
gallery. Lialina and Espenschied trading sterile, white walls for a computer screen sets the
precedent that art does not just have to be on a canvas. Embracing new technology is what
fueled Zombie and Mummy. The most exciting aspect of this piece is the open door. Pieces like
this allow people who felt like they did not fit into the traditional roles in the art world.
Jon Thomson and Alison Craig head created Corruption. The piece is a depiction of a
corrupted video file. The file is intended to spread viruses, but comes out rather beautifully when
opened in a video player. Thomson and Craighead took the innovative idea of making art out of
trash and rocketed it into technology. Tim Noble and Sue Webster famously stacked literal trash
to create a striking shadow out of garbage. Thomson and Craighead took that to their
computers. The shadow of that corrupt file only meant to harm turned into something that brings
visual pleasure. The most excited facet of art keeping up with the times is the longevity that
comes with it. Them taking the rubbish of the internet and new technology and transforming it
into new art is quite literally the art of our time.