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Chris Speed
Edinburgh College of Art
The term 'internet of things' refers to the technical and cultural shift that is anticipated as society moves to a ubiquitous form of computing in which every device is 'on', and every device is connected in some way to the internet. However, many versions of the 'internet of things' rely upon one premise: that the thing remains in existence. This paper forecasts a near future when digital memories that have been associated with artefacts remain as the only reference to that thing, because that thing has been lost or disposed of. Remaining as entries in databases whilst its material instantiation has been crushed, burnt or tipped into a landfill, the immaterial artefact has the potential to live on within the networks society. Alive and well in the cloud, these ghosts will haunt their makers, distributors, vendors and owners forever, remaining as searchable artefacts that can be correlated against any other data from the past, present or future.
In this seminar Chris Speed will reflect upon recent research / art projects that evoke a sense of time and exhume personal memories of the past.
Chris Speed is Reader in Digital Spaces within the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. http://fields.eca.ac.uk
This event will be live streamed via http://www.lsri.nottingham.ac.uk/live/
This talk will take place in Room 35a, Flexible Learning Room, LSRI, The Exchange, Jubilee Campus
University of NottinghamJubilee CampusWollaton Road Nottingham, NG8 1BB
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