What qualifies as art depends on who you’re talking to. For internet artist Guo O Dong, art can be a laptop that’s infected with six different types of malware. And at least one other person though this nightmare computer was a masterpiece worth $1.3 million.
According to Gizmodo:
“The artist explained he wanted to create a physical representation of the worst cyber threats. ‘We have this fantasy that things that happen in computers can’t actually affect us, but this is absurd,’ Guo told the Verge. ‘Weaponized viruses that affect power grids or public infrastructure can cause direct harm.’”
In order to buy the laptop — and old Samsung machine infected with BlackEnergy, DarkTequila, ILOVEYOU, MyDoom, SoBig, and WannaCry — the anonymous buyer had to promise to only use the laptop for artistic or academic purposes.
Learn more about this questionable piece of tech art at Gizmodo.
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