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GIZMODO Gallery: Amy Franceschini
"Photosynthesis Robot" (Franceschini, 2003)Interview/Article by Jonah Brucker-CohenAs technology gains ubiquity in our everyday lives, a danger exists that we will eventually lose touch with how this increased use effects our natural environment. With a growing reliance on electrical power and silicon chips used in our daily electronics-entrenched existence, the question remains as to how this technological obsession will change our planet in the years to come? Examining this conflict from the inside out is San Francisco-based artist, Amy Franceschini and her ongoing artist-collective, Futurefarmers. Working to both connect us with our fragile environment and engage with the ongoing conflicts of over-consumption, pollution, and sustainability, Franceschini uses technology as a means to both disseminate this concern as well as pose questions about how to rescue us from these potential fates. GIZMODO spoke to Franceschini about her approach in creating digital and analog projects that challenge our perceptions of technology and how a little effort to conserve our resources now can save us all in the future. More »
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Gizmodo Gallery: Sex Machine (NSFW)
"Marlon Reynolds' Prototype Machine" (Timothy Archibald) More »
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Gizmodo Gallery: Bootleg Objects
Re-Bo (Bootleg Objects)Interview/Article by Jonah Brucker-CohenIn the fetishistic world of consumer electronics devices, the tendency to want more from an existing design is usually prevalent amongst buyers. Whether the feature creep relates to increased backward compatibility or multi-purpose functionality, the chances that a device is missing something is much higher than those that have it all. Taking this distinction to new heights is the German-based duo of Markus Bader and Max Wolf. Their project, Bootleg Objects , is a series of sound related, biographical, and science influenced objects that aim to challenge the impersonal nature of mass-produced devices on the everyday consumer. Each device in the group is augmented or hacked to expose how cutting-edge technology is influenced in its design and function by the simplistic nature of outdated equipment. GIZMODO caught up with Bootleg Object s Markus Bader and Max Wolf to talk about how combining past and present often creates a new angle of ingenuity. More »
