Nuiscance Machines, 2009 A series of speculative devices, aimed at forming interaction through the creation of surreptitious social networks. The machines trigger the formation of incidental groups, groups formed through the action or reaction of people to an unexpected instance or experience, characterized by the fact that its members may not have originally set out to become a part of the group, rather that they ‘fell’ into it, seemingly through proximity or chance. The machines explore three methods of group formation; the speculative, through the use of the Stainer, the physical; through the Staller, and non-physical; through the Whisperer Disguised as a light fitting, the Stainer is a surreptitious marking tool. The machine inhabits the ceilings of transitory space, such as corridors in a larger office environment, here the Stainer is fed data regarding company profits, at every significant loss the machine becomes active, marking those who pass below. The Staller operates at floor level, integrated into the carpets of it's situation. The machine occupies narrow transitory spaces such as corridors, doorways or stairs. The machine functions in two parts, in the given context one side is monitoring the market value of the host company, whilst the other, that of rival companies. When the sides are negatively imbalanced the machine is activated The whisperer lives under tables listening for conversation around it, when conversation stops the machine begins to quietly feed data into its environment. Disguised as an auxiliary table leg so as not to draw attention to itself, the machine is constantly streaming data from online message-boards. This informal data is then whispered by the machine during periods of silence in it's situation.
Nuiscance Machines, 2009 A series of speculative devices, aimed at forming interaction through the creation of surreptitious social networks. The machines trigger the formation of incidental groups, groups formed through the action or reaction of people to an unexpected instance or experience, characterized by the fact that its members may not have originally set out to become a part of the group, rather that they ‘fell’ into it, seemingly through proximity or chance. The machines explore three methods of group formation; the speculative, through the use of the Stainer, the physical; through the Staller, and non-physical; through the Whisperer Disguised as a light fitting, the Stainer is a surreptitious marking tool. The machine inhabits the ceilings of transitory space, such as corridors in a larger office environment, here the Stainer is fed data regarding company profits, at every significant loss the machine becomes active, marking those who pass below. The Staller operates at floor level, integrated into the carpets of it's situation. The machine occupies narrow transitory spaces such as corridors, doorways or stairs. The machine functions in two parts, in the given context one side is monitoring the market value of the host company, whilst the other, that of rival companies. When the sides are negatively imbalanced the machine is activated The whisperer lives under tables listening for conversation around it, when conversation stops the machine begins to quietly feed data into its environment. Disguised as an auxiliary table leg so as not to draw attention to itself, the machine is constantly streaming data from online message-boards. This informal data is then whispered by the machine during periods of silence in it's situation.
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