The Knotted Line

Content type
Creative Work
Author
Erik Loyer
Evan Bissell
Year
URL
The Knotted Line
Publication Type
Published on the Web (individual site)
Event
Avenues of Access: An Exhibit & Online Archive of New 'Born Digital' Literature at the MLA 2013 Convention
Record Status
Revisions required
Tags
history
freedom
confinement
painting
education
essay
Description (in English)

The Knotted Line is an interactive, tactile laboratory for exploring the historical relationship between freedom and confinement in the geographic area of the United States. With miniature paintings of over 50 historical moments from 1495-2025, The Knotted Line asks: how is freedom measured? Just as importantly, The Knotted Line imagines a new world through the work of grassroots movements for self-determination.

(Source: The Knotted Line home page)

Contributors note

Evan Bissell - Director and PaintingErik Loyer - Design and ProgrammingTanya Orellana - ResearchLisa Nowlain - ResearchJosh Begley - Additional Concept DesignContent management by Scalar, a project of the Alliance for Networking Visual Culture

Includes sound effects from Freesound: 1, 2, 3