loam is a sculpture built as the conceptual center of the myriad exhibition, tying all the other pieces together. The names, nicknames, or anonymised identifiers of over a hundred thousand hidden programmers are on the massive pile of screens and printouts in the shared center. A whirlwind of hardware from different eras, loam stretches its cables throughout the exhibition space. At the end of each of these tentacles, the people who helped, supported or inspired each artist to create their work are listed on an e-paper plaque.
A “nomometer” allows you to hear all the names permeating the space, streaming from each work. Don the headphones and explore the hall through sound.
loam
photo: @glidephotos - Martynas Justinevicius
See the documentation page for more pictures.
donations
Most of the electronics present in loam have been donated or lent, by:
- Andreas Hämäläinen
- Bob Speakman
- Erik Natanael
- Jan Anner
- MIDDLA (KTH)
- Maria Kling
- Petra Kling
- Roni Kaufman
- Ylva Säfvelin
re|thread
re|thread is a collective of software researchers, artists, and designers, in Stockholm. Our work lies at the intersection between software technology, art, interaction design, sonification, and visualization, and focuses on the use of software as the material and medium for artistic creation.
links
- website
- Instagram
- GitHub
- Benoit Baudry: Instagram
- Erik Natanael: personal website, Instagram, Mastodon
- Maria Kling: personal website, Instagram
- Roni Kaufman: personal website, Mastodon, Instagram, Bluesky