This books discusses how media and technological artworks will be carried into the future considering the rapidly advancing technology, which becomes a conundrum for all cultural institutions responsible for conserving cultural heritage.

From a technological perspective, these essays address current theories of consciousness and subjective experience, embracing new ideas from the physical sciences alongside more spiritual and artistic aspects of human existence.

The history of a pioneering era in computer-based art too often neglected by postwar art histories and institutions.

Based on four years of research and numerous interviews with practitioners, this book uncovers the little known history of early British computer art.