Addie Wagenknecht (US)

Addie Wagenknecht’s work explores the tension between expression and technology. She seeks to blend conceptual work with forms of hacking and sculpture.

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xxxx.xxx (2014)

Mixed media Installation (custom designed printed circuit boards, ethernet patch cables, 80/20 aluminum, 80 cm x 450 cm)

In xxxx.xxx, the artist has configured packet sniffers-devices that intercept traffic on a network-mounted behind circuit boards that intercept live data from nearby Wi-Fi signals. As data passes through the sculpture, small green lights blink, obscured by tangled Ethernet cables that dangle from the panels.