# Murmuring Insects

> creative work by Ingrid Ankerson

**Wikidata**: [Q132199485](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132199485)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/murmuring-insects

## Summary
Murmuring Insects is a 2001 creative work and software application by artist Ingrid Ankerson. It was published in an online art gallery and was implemented using Adobe Flash; the work is recorded under elmcip_id 6473 and is in English.

## Key Facts
- Murmuring Insects is a creative work by Ingrid Ankerson.
- The work is also classified as an application (software program).
- Publication date: 2001.
- Published in: an online art gallery.
- Software engine used: Adobe Flash.
- Language of the work: English.
- elmcip_id (identifier): 6473.
- Author: Ingrid Ankerson (author entry linked to elmcip_id 6473 in source references).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Murmuring Insects?
A: Murmuring Insects is a creative work and software application created by Ingrid Ankerson, published in 2001 and presented in an online art gallery.

### Q: Who created Murmuring Insects?
A: The work was created by Ingrid Ankerson.

### Q: When and where was Murmuring Insects published?
A: Murmuring Insects was published in 2001 and made available in an online art gallery.

### Q: What technology does Murmuring Insects use?
A: The work was implemented using Adobe Flash.

## Why It Matters
Murmuring Insects combines creative practice and software form: it is documented both as a creative work and as an application, highlighting the overlap between art and interactive software. As a 2001 piece published in an online art gallery and implemented in Adobe Flash, it represents a documented example of early-2000s web-published digital art and browser-based software practice. Its authorship by Ingrid Ankerson and its inclusion in a curated online gallery give it value for those studying the histories of digital art, artist-led software projects, and the use of Flash as a delivery platform. The elmcip_id 6473 provides a stable identifier for researchers and curators referencing this specific work. Because the work is in English and was explicitly structured as both artwork and application, it serves as a case study for discussions about how artists produce and present interactive works on the web.

## Notable For
- Authored by artist Ingrid Ankerson.
- Classified both as a creative work and as an application (software).
- Published in 2001 in an online art gallery.
- Implemented using Adobe Flash.
- Recorded under elmcip_id 6473 for reference.

## Body
### Overview
- Title: Murmuring Insects.
- Creator/Author: Ingrid Ankerson.
- Nature: Classified as a creative work and as an application (software).

### Publication
- Publication year: 2001.
- Publication venue: online art gallery.
- Language: English.

### Technical Details
- Software engine: Adobe Flash.
- The work is identified in a reference system with elmcip_id 6473.

### Classification and Identifiers
- Instance of: creative work; application.
- Author property: Ingrid Ankerson (reference linkage present in provided data).
- elmcip_id: 6473 (used as an identifier in source material).

### Source References (as provided)
- Author and identifier linkage shown as references to P12204: 6473 in the supplied structured property list.