Hybrid Systems: C--

reduce
re-use


One of the simplest ways of reducing our footprint in the material world, especially of digital hardware, is not to produce/consume any new products, and rather see what we can do with the ones we already have:

How much computing power is sleeping away on the shelves?
How much can we still achieve with hardware from yesteryear?
How useful can an old device be if repurposed?

Especially in the field of computers and mobiles, the development is staggering: hardware devices get exponentially more powerful, and the software gets hungrier and hungrier, often for features we aren't even aware of. How can we counteract these tendencies with artistic means?

In this course, we will explore 3 the Stages of Sustainability, including a workshop with DIY artist maverick Ralf Schreiber (schedule to follow)

• re-use - an old car may stink, but it consumes much less than a new one
• repair - small damages don't mean to thrash it
• repurpose - a totally broken computer can still make a good flower pot