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Since it is not identical, it may be an earlier version of the work, or a screenshot of an animated work. \r\n\r\nVNS Matrix, a collective based in Australia and formed of four artists artists (Virginia  Barratt, Francesca da Rimini, Julianne Pierce, and Josephine Starrs) emphasise the  connection between the technology of the internet and femininity, pointing out that  ‘matrix’ means ‘womb’ in Latin. The group formed in the 1990s, a time when there was  a hope the internet may be a genderless place.  ","physicalDescription":"This black and white laser print shows a square containing a globe. Around the globe are abstract oval motifs, which represent vulvas. 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