The term offline devices is used to describe a category of technology that employs a novel network topology operating below the layers of the Internet. While offline devices are not directly connected to the Internet, they can still make requests through nearby connected devices. In the setup of the artwork Find My three parasitic offline devices have been placed in remote locations, broadcasting satellite images of these areas through other people‘s devices. While the parasites subsequently use their host‘s data and energy to send the images bit by bit, the viewer is able to perceive this process in the exhibition. As parasites and their hosts interact, the artwork develops over time. The temporal and spatial factors serve to illustrate that the seemingly intangible networked realm is rooted in concrete materialised conditions that shape the flow of information, sometimes unknowingly.

The work Embedded Politics prompts several Large Language Models to perform the political compass test. Exploring how digital tools inherit and potentially reinforce the biases of the internet, challenging the role of the computer as a judging apparatus and prompting reflection on the algorithmic impact on socio-political landscapes.¹

PASS is an interactive sound and light installation at Cologne, Ebertplatz that transcends boundaries and redefines the concept of public space. Step onto the previously unused escalators and be immersed in a symphony of lights and sounds. As you ascend or descend, sensors detect your presence, signaling your arrival with lights and melodic tones. The staircase becomes a canvas of vibrant colors, guiding your path with illuminating lights. As you bid farewell, you're leaving with the invitation to return.

This artwork originated in 2019 as a collaborative piece by Roman Jungblut, Claus Daniel Herrmann, Eduard Paal, and Sebastian Heilmann. In 2023, Julian Marticke and I undertook the endeavor to continue and reimagine this extraordinary installation, further enhancing its captivating allure.

Return is a research project designed for the experimental disclosure and artistic investigation of Amazon’s return infrastructure. Most of the diffuse infrastructure of the company remains hidden from the everyday consumer - and even for the critical observer. The intervention uses GPS trackers ordered from Amazon that have been charged and registered, while directly initiating the return process. Return looks at the journey of the trackers to situate the happenings in a context of precarious logistical labour and automating technologies. The primary focus is on the tension between precise local positions and a global logistical system, which has a political influence on the involved spaces as well as the labouring bodies. The installation uses live location data from one GPS tracker that has been sent back from the exhibition site immediately before the exhibition commenced. The projections interactively adapt to the data received from the tracker.

Chile despertó! - an analysis of the Primera Línea is an analysis of a new topography of protest of the Primera Línea that developed in the context of the social unrest in Chile in October 2019. The Primera Línea forms a front that rose up against the repressive capacities of the Chilean state to prevent the evictions of demonstrations and to sustain large protests. In doing so, the people who join the Primera Línea are divided into different tasks, all of which arise out of necessity in the situation at hand. In Chile despertó! Benjamin Bräuer and Kjell Wistoff provide a graphic analysis of the protest sites, symbols and the actors of the Primera Línea as well as the repressive capacities of the carabineros. The research is based on an extensive database of found footage sourced from multiple social media platforms. Data analysis was performed using advanced programming techniques, including data processing, algorithmic analysis, and visualization tools. The illustrations are complemented by interviews with Chileans.

Hand-bound edition, 8 pieces

The work Space Robot points out the barriers of unknown places. It explores and shows the diversity of perception. In addition, the work enables a new view of Odonien. The aim is to make the place tangible. The choreographer Gerda König¹ accompanied the work. We are enthusiastic about the coexistence of humans and robots in everyday life. That's why we are pursuing the approach of letting a robot take over the exploration of the space. We use the existing technology of a vacuum cleaner robot. The robot and the control system are adapted to the location. The whole place Odonien has many narrow places, barriers and large works of art. Visibility is limited. Moving around is difficult and only possible piece by piece. The Space Robot collected data about the place before the festival. With this, we created a map of Odonien. The map gives an overview of the place for all visitors. It creates an awareness of access to the most important areas: Entrance, WC, Kiosk, Stage, Robolab and Theatre. The white line shows the way to the most important areas. The robot has been hacked and the default firmware was replaced with Valetudo.² Valetudo aims to be a vendor-agnostic abstraction and cloud replacement for vacuum robots. It gives open access to the sensor values and full control over the robot.

The Circle of Power aims to emphasize the ritual of charging mobile devices. Analog to a séance, an attempt to get in touch with ghosts or spirits, the table serves as a medium where visitors step out of the digital world and get into social interaction. The interactive table attracts visitors by providing eight places to sit down and charge mobile devices. Each station is equipped with two metal plates, an Arduino circuit and a cable with the most common connectors: Lightning, USB-C and Micro-USB. In order to charge a device the visitor is taken into the circuit of charging. The metal plates act as a switch that triggers charging. Current is not running through the visitors body. Only when both hands are placed on the metal plates will the device charge. This way, the visitors' hands are detached from their devices and bound to the table, unable to control the device. When the circle is closed, the charging ritual is highlighted by ascending smoke and flickering lights. This hands on installation questions digital addiction while giving space for conversation.

All electronic objects that work with wireless communication give off an electro-magnetic field that extends infinitely into space. This so called Hertzian Space¹ can't be seen by humans but it's real for machines, and it's permanently invaded and interacted with by both. Parasite 802.11 is a wireless powered electronic object that lives in and from the Hertzian Space which is radiated by a wireless router. The parasite lives in a symbioses-like relationship by harvesting energy from 2.45Ghz (Wi-Fi) electromagnetic radiation and then harming the host by starting an attack on the network. It consists out of three parts which all play an important role in the relationship. The energy harvesting board² generates between 1-4V direct current and is the main part for gaining the energy. The gained energy is regulated, smoothed and saved to stable 3,3V by the charging-module of the parasite. After days of charging the energy gets passed on into the third part, the „attacker“ which will start an deauthentication attack to the host and lead to the disconnection of all devices connected to the Wi-Fi network. Once the parasite has gained enough energy it is able to paralyze the whole network and deactivate all communication within the network. It has successfully invaded Hertzian Space for some minutes. After the attack it'll immediately fall back to sleep mode and start collecting new energy, to start another attack soon. It can be placed on every wireless router with the IEEE 802.11 standard and doesn't need any further installation.