Table For Electronic Dreams
Since the invention of radio by Nikola Tesla and Guglielmo Marconi in the late nineteenth century, the electromagnetic spectrum has become increasingly noisy and dense. We communicate through this invisible medium through our electronic devices- radios, cellphones, Wi-Fi, bluetooth, etc. but we do not have direct access to this medium or an awareness of its invisible contours and boundaries.
I have constructed a table which reveals the hidden electrical activity of electronic objects placed upon it. Through this interaction, people will develop a greater awareness of the invisible workings of their electronic devices and the limits of human perception.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
DOCUMENTS
Electronic objects are not only "smart", they "dream" – in the sense that they leak radiation into the space and objects surrounding them, including our bodies. Despite the images of control and efficiency conveyed through a beige visual language of intelligibility and smartness, electronic objects... are irrational – or at least allow their thoughts to wander. Thinking of them in terms of dreaminess rather than smartness opens them to more interesting interpretations.
Table for Electronic Dreams is a thesis project by Andrew Doro for the
Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU.
I would like to thank Michael Chladil, Nick Doro, Mike Dory, Nick Hasty, Todd Holoubek, Tom Jenkins, Ai-Chen Lin, Rory Nugent, Despina Papadopoulos, Danny Rozin, Ruth Sergel, Tymm Twillman, Kyveli Vezani, Gian Pablo Villamil, Stefanie Wuschitz, Raphael Zollinger and everyone at ITP.
Table For Electronic Dreams PDF ~2.43 MB
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Table For Electronic Dreams MOV ~142 MB or
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Thesis Presentation MOV