Pirouette Machines. Fluid Components: Artist talk by Ioana Vreme Moser

This lecture takes the pathway of an ex-ballerina through fluid computers, handmade semiconductors and cosmetic synthesizers. We will tackle the seductive side and hidden narratives of circuitry in relation to natural systems, salty fluids, and minerals and discuss the importance of alternative hardware forms in the context of global electronic shortage and environmental decay. Diving into the mineral realms of computer hardware, we will inspect the radiosensitive properties of galvanized leftovers to reinforce sounding communication networks in a collective. An old screw can become a surrogate for a transistor to scream modulated tones when treated properly.