Nice analysis of monochrom’s Soviet Unterzoegersdorf Cheetos campaign. Monochrom went on to have various installations such as the Unterzoegersdorf computer (which ran on a coal furnace one had to shovel continuously in order for another person to be able to play Tetris) as well as various Unterzoegersdorf installations. There was one especially interesting moment when … Read more
Johannes from Vienna arts/pranks/tech collective monochrom gave this fun TEDxVienna talk on “context hacking” — making pranks out of pranks, subverting subversion, transcending mere grossouts, and being melancholic postmodern leftists. Link (Boing Boing)
Really nice video about Roboexotica 2010. Link (Video)
Arse Elektronika 2011 (San Francisco) SCREW THE SYSTEM: Sex, technology, class, and culture Call for papers, performances and machines. Deadline: 28 February 2011 The remarkable diversity of human behavior across cultures and classes also extends to sex and technology. Most discussions in this area tend to make certain assumptions about the culture, class, and race … Read more
monochrom and Telekommunisten initiate a scanning routine, looking beyond the hype of digital progress and focusing directly at the critical problems surrounding the increasingly pervasive use of technology. Beyond the gloss of the latest iJunk, is a world of poisoned children, lethal mines, toxic sweatshops and the construction of the most sophisticated surveillance apparatus any … Read more
Ladies and Gentlemen of the press! At a press conference on January 20, 2011 (10:00 CET, Raum D, Museumsquartier, Vienna), the representatives of the International Space Station Multilateral Coordination Board will unanimously reaffirm their strong interest in maximizing the benefits from utilization of the ISS. Consistent with previous direction from the ISS Heads of Agency … Read more
Whooza! We just discovered an oooold print ad for our monochrom fanzine. Hard to tell, but we think it dates back to the mid-1990s, probably around 1995 or early 1996. It was created by our friend Michael Marrak. The web address still works, but not the snailmail one in Stockerau. And our slogan “media, art, … Read more
monochrom and Telekommunisten initiate a scanning routine, looking beyond the hype of digital progress and focusing directly at the critical problems surrounding the increasingly pervasive use of technology. Beyond the gloss of the latest iJunk, is a world of poisoned children, lethal mines, toxic sweatshops and the construction of the most sophisticated surveillance apparatus any … Read more
[Adult Entertainment Expo 2011:] Tech nerds will recognize the name Johannes Grenzfurthner – of Monochrom – who is there doing a performance art statement throughout the convention about the eroticism of the overhead projector. The porn stars are loving it! His AVN/AEE 2011 Flickr photo set is sexy and *hilarious*. Link (Violet Blue) Link (Operation … Read more
Body Heat is a beautiful and intuitive interface developed to control OhMiBod’s personal massager, delivering infinite vibration intensity and pattern control to anyone who uses it. Using the multitouch screen on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad, you can visually control a connected body massager, available from OhMiBod. Body Heat is vibration your way! The … Read more