Moonwalk
From Rhizome Artbase
2008
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Moonwalk was created through a recursive process which involved uploading a black video to YouTube, screen-recording it with the playbar visible, and uploading the result to the platform. This process repeated multiple times, gradually forming the pyramid structure seen at the end. Originally, YouTube’s actual playbar aligned with the one inside the video, visually blending with the lowest layer of the composition—an effect lost after the site’s later redesigns. Uploaded only three years after YouTube’s founding, Moonwalk was created during a time when many net artists were experimenting with the formal qualities of the platform.
17 March 2026
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