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David Muenzer
Scalar-Daemon
January 24 - March 20, 2016

Interval 1: Sunday 1/24
Interval 2: Saturday 2/13
Interval 3: Saturday 3/5

A scalar is a magnitude without a direction. For example, temperature is a measure of a quantity of heat, but that value doesn’t tell you anything about where that heat is, or what way it is going.

Daemon has two definitions. In mythology, a daemon is a spirit without malevolent intentions—an animated characteristic of the natural world. In computing, a daemon is a background process that runs without direct oversight of the user. This later definition clearly owes something to the fantasy of a nature spirit, working outside of human presence.

The hyphenated phrase “Scalar-Daemon” is a neologism, based on a term most people become familiar with when an email is sent to an invalid address and the background process—the mailer-daemon—responds with an automated notice of delivery failure.






Library


The Lifespan of a Fact (2012) Jim Fingal, John D'Agata W.W. Norton & Company





Ikkyu: Crow With No Mouth: 15th Century Zen Master(2000) Stephen Berg Copper Canyon Press


In Praise of Shadows (1977) Junichiro Tanizaki Leete'S Island Books


Joseph Cornell's Dreams (2007) Catherine Corman Exact Change


24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep (2014) Jonathan Crary Verso