This goes hand in hand with my previous artists entry for me. Binary is a very simple concept of 1's and 0's. Or when it comes down to computing machinery, on and off. But rather than approaching binary mathematically or mechanically like most people usually do, he approaches it with a drastically different material.
By using cross-stitching he creates a juxtaposition that forces the viewer to consider why he chose such an old-fashioned way of expression and communication. But rather than taking as strong of a philosophical stance as the Open Source Embroidery, Terpte applies pure humor to the collection. Each piece is a literal binary translation of the title. But the titles are all references to Computer Science and are progressively more humorous. The Ghost of Alan Turing and Can technology be understood outside itself? are both humorous, but also thought provoking or require some digging to find out who they reference.
I find this collection extremely funny. I like the cross-stitching and the titles are very engaging. They could easily loose an audience that isn't familiar with the terms, but it makes people want to look up the information as well.
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