‘Extreme present' is a term describing the addiction to and dependency on, the Internet. It was first used in The Age of Earthquakes, a book which discuss the 'earthquake' that was the Internet and the aftermath of its arrival.

This sculpture is symbolic of the ecstasy and grasp a connected existence has upon us. The figure is the idealistic female form, representing our eternal search, desire and self-selection of a perfected digital representation.

Born In Binary was created for and exhibited at the Sculptures Of Melbourne book launch, it was tasked with embodying contemporary sculpture. This work is a collaboration between Jake Stollery & the specialist 3D printing company, kad3D.

To emphasise this new media process and contrast against the classical stone-carved work in the publication, Born In Binary was 3D printed from a glow-in-the-dark material.