[ISEA2019] Paper: Kazuhiro Jo, Ryota Kuwakubo, Akira Segawa, Takuro Oshima, Yusuke Gushiken, Asami Takami & johnsmith — The Re-Inventing the Wheel Project: An archaeological approach for making things alternatively

Abstract

Keywords: Personal Fabrication, Media Archaeology, Acoustics, Graphics, Optics

In this paper, we introduce the Re-Inventing the Wheel project as an archaeological approach for making things alternatively. The project aims to concretize probable “presents” by re-reading the history of media technologies with the help of computational tools. Based on media archaeological surveys of sound and image media, we have invented several techniques for producing works of art by using personal fabrication machines. Through the paper, we explore the intersection of media archaeology and personal fabrication. We explain four of our techniques that we applied and their respective outcomes. After sharing our investigations and practices along the way, we offer reflections on our initial intentions along with the observed difficulties.

  • Kazuhiro Jo, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University/YCAM, Japan
  • Ryota Kuwakubo, Akira Segawa, Yusuke Gushiken,  Institute of Advanced Media Arts (IAMAS), Japan
  • Takuro Oshima, Kyoto Seika University, Japan
  • Asami Takami & johnsmith, Japan

Full text (PDF) p. 484-487

We appreciate all the member of the Re-Inventing the Wheel Project and the staff of NTT InterCommunication Center for the realization of the work. This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP15K12842 and JP17H04772.