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June 25, 2015

Artist paints a 328-foot-long line of code at Twitter’s office

by John_A

Qinmin Liu's 328-foot code painting at Twitter

Qinmin Liu, the tech-savvy artist who offered replica kidneys in exchange for gold Apple Watches, is back with a new project — and this one is every bit as audacious and full of social commentary as her last. She recently finished painting a line of code (translated into binary) on a 328-foot scroll of paper in Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters. The piece took 10 days to complete at a solid 8 hours per day, and virtually dominated the company’s hallway.

It’s all worth it for Liu if the message gets across, though. She believes that the painting addresses the imbalances created by programming, where a handful of people who know how to code have an edge in an increasingly tech-focused society. Art like this theoretically bridges the gap between the techies and the public at large. Whether or not you agree, there’s no doubt that Liu’s work is ambitious.

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