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Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the core functional electronic architecture of our everyday technologically-mediated reality. In this class we will dig deep into what materialities, design conventions, energetic regimes, (un)written rules and assumptions are embedded in PCBs - in order to understand, break, diverge or expand on them: | Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the core functional electronic architecture of our everyday technologically-mediated reality. In this class we will dig deep into what materialities, design conventions, energetic regimes, (un)written rules and assumptions are embedded in PCBs - in order to understand, break, diverge or expand on them: | ||
* What alternative materials can we think of to implement electronic schematics? | |||
* What hidden humor can we inject in electronic schematics? | |||
* What aesthetics may emerge from electronic boards if their most important design criteria are not efficiency or functionality? | |||
* Which alternative approaches to making PCBs can we imagine other than designing/engineering? (craft, alchemy, witchcraft, hacking, …) | |||
The production-oriented aspect of this class will be coupled to a strand of research on artist publications: Zines, net art, photo books, editions, etc. are established artist publication formats that have a similar mass- or selfproduced character. Also, we will take a look at some media artists’ practices who have made PCBs a central artistic medium. | The production-oriented aspect of this class will be coupled to a strand of research on artist publications: Zines, net art, photo books, editions, etc. are established artist publication formats that have a similar mass- or selfproduced character. Also, we will take a look at some media artists’ practices who have made PCBs a central artistic medium. | ||