Life as operating
system
Audiovisual report of a research in the real world
Graz
2002/03
Life as operating system argues with the effects of intensive work
on the computer on perception, language and mode of living. It actually
consists of two parts: a real world research in Graz, Austria and a playful
translation into a media narrative. I interviewed and portrayed computer
workers with different professional backgrounds ( 3D-visuals, architecture,
gamedesign, informatics, music, statistics...), to reflect on to notions
of reality and its shiftings.
From the collected
audio material I edited three sound pieces with the following titles:
1) enter, shift or talking with the computer
2) copy-paste, undo, control or the influence of commands on the way of
thinking
3) space, escape or living conditions in cyberspace
It developed into a sketch for a soundmap, where users can play with audio
cuts and make them overlap. (.swf,
556 KB) . The layering of the voices reflects the complex, intuitive
working process and the ambivalent outcome of the research.
(audio-download, .mov 1,5 MB, 11 min)
12 color prints of professional desktops neighboured the DLAB-desktop.
6 Examples from the collection
