Electric Earth
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Electric Earth is a 1999 video installation by American artist Doug Aitken, known for its immersive, cinematic exploration of urban alienation and sensory overload.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Electric Earth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4706059 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Electric Earth Context triple: [Doug Aitken, notableWork, Electric Earth]
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A.
What On Earth
What On Earth is a natural history and science exhibition at Weston Park Museum that explores the wonders of the natural world through interactive displays and collections.
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B.
Sunny Earth
"Sunny Earth" is a track by Greek composer Vangelis from his 1998 electronic and ambient album "Earth."
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C.
Night on Earth
Night on Earth is a 1991 anthology comedy-drama film directed by Jim Jarmusch that interweaves five taxi-cab stories set in different cities around the world over the course of a single night.
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D.
Return to Earth
"Return to Earth" is Buzz Aldrin’s autobiographical book in which he recounts his post-Apollo 11 struggles with depression, alcoholism, and adjusting to life after becoming one of the first men on the Moon.
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E.
Earthlight
Earthlight is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores political tension and scientific discovery in a future human civilization spread across the Moon and the Solar System.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Electric Earth Target entity description: Electric Earth is a 1999 video installation by American artist Doug Aitken, known for its immersive, cinematic exploration of urban alienation and sensory overload.
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A.
What On Earth
What On Earth is a natural history and science exhibition at Weston Park Museum that explores the wonders of the natural world through interactive displays and collections.
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B.
Sunny Earth
"Sunny Earth" is a track by Greek composer Vangelis from his 1998 electronic and ambient album "Earth."
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C.
Night on Earth
Night on Earth is a 1991 anthology comedy-drama film directed by Jim Jarmusch that interweaves five taxi-cab stories set in different cities around the world over the course of a single night.
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D.
Return to Earth
"Return to Earth" is Buzz Aldrin’s autobiographical book in which he recounts his post-Apollo 11 struggles with depression, alcoholism, and adjusting to life after becoming one of the first men on the Moon.
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E.
Earthlight
Earthlight is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores political tension and scientific discovery in a future human civilization spread across the Moon and the Solar System.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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video installation ⓘ |
| awardReceived | International Prize at the 48th Venice Biennale ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Doug Aitken ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depicts |
nocturnal cityscapes
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solitary human figure in city ⓘ urban infrastructure ⓘ |
| describedBySource | contemporary art criticism ⓘ |
| exhibitedIn |
international art biennials
ⓘ
museums of contemporary art ⓘ |
| genre |
installation art
ⓘ
video art ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
viewer sense of time
ⓘ
viewer spatial perception ⓘ |
| hasPart |
immersive installation environment
ⓘ
projected moving images ⓘ soundscape ⓘ |
| inception | 1999 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
cinema
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music video aesthetics ⓘ urban landscape photography ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
contemporary urban life
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human perception ⓘ sensory overload ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ |
| medium |
multi-channel video installation
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video ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary art
ⓘ
video installation art ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
fragmented
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nonlinear ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Doug Aitken ⓘ |
| partOf | Doug Aitken’s body of video installation works ⓘ |
| presentedAt |
48th Venice Biennale
ⓘ
linked to:
Venice Biennale
|
| publicationDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| significantEvent | won major prize at Venice Biennale in 1999 ⓘ |
| style |
cinematic
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immersive ⓘ |
| theme |
disconnection in technologically mediated environments
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overstimulation of the senses ⓘ psychological effects of urban space ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
looped video sequences
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multi-screen projection ⓘ synchronized sound and image ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Electric Earth Description of subject: Electric Earth is a 1999 video installation by American artist Doug Aitken, known for its immersive, cinematic exploration of urban alienation and sensory overload.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.