Bok's poem, which was intended to suggest the output of an selfless
algorithm, actually resembles a computer program; the strictness of its
guidelines approach that of a low-level, "forgiving" language (like
Javascript), and its recycling of themes is not unlike the recycled functions
of object-oriented languages like Java and C++, in which the same code can be
used for different ends. It is also one of our most passionate, inventive,
and counter-intuitive responses to the cultural shifts that digital
technology have set in motion. Whereas many artists are moving toward
randomization, variability, collaboration, and the cult of infinite
possibility, Bok spent seven years pursuing an elegant solution to a simple
linguistic problem. He has produced a work that occupies a freakish yet
masterful position in the development of twenty-first century literature.



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