*Nettime could give lessons on unlikely acts of survival.

*It’s a pleasure to blog this wacky thing. https://hyperallergic.com/867389/jonathon-keats-camera-with-the-1000-year-long-exposure/ (…) Titled “the Millennium Camera,” the project employs photographic devices created out of light-proof copper cylinders that allow only small trickles of light to enter through thin gold sheets punctured with pin-sized holes. As light passes through the device, it will gradually imprint an image onto […]

*It’s nice that they’re working on long-defunct media equipment.

https://www.europeanheritagehub.eu/call-for-applications-small-grants-scheme-for-heritage-related-projects-led-by-civil-society-in-eu-neighbouring-countries/ Call for Applications: Small Grants Scheme for heritage-related projects led by Civil Society in EU neighbouring countries January 22, 2024 Opening date: 23 January 2024 – Closing date: 31 March 2024 The European Heritage Hub project – co-funded by the European Union and run by a consortium of 20 partners led by Europa Nostra […]

** transmediale 2024 you’re doing amazing sweetie ———————————————————— ** Jan 31–Feb 4, 2024 Berlin ———————————————————— The festival week is getting closer – day passes for Seasons 1 & 2 and the Reunion are still available as well as tickets for the closing concert on Saturday evening. Registration for the two workshops (https://transmediale.de/en/2024/partner-programmes-2024) of our partner […]

https://arts.cern/article/cern-science-gateway-opens-art-exhibition-exploring-unknown The exhibition features new artworks by four former artists in residence at Arts at CERN. The CERN Science Gateway is a new education and outreach centre that will immerse visitors in the discoveries, science, and technologies of CERN. With three exhibitions, hands-on laboratories, and an auditorium, the Science Gateway becomes both a real and […]

*It’s war between the means of production and the things he already produced and collected, and, eventually, the tools win. *For the time being, that is.

*As I learn more about steel and hand tools, and the business as a whole is demystified to me, I find these artifacts more interesting rather than less. *The fad for twenty-first century “MagnaCut steel” is trampling the conventional knife business, so it’s interesting to think about steel knives that can stain, bend and chip. […]

It’s not necessary, but that’s how it is.