“It glorifies a data-intensive reality, increasing complexity, and growing resource consumption by digital devices. Here, there is no concept of boundaries and limitations.”
– German graphic designer Hannah Gmeiner, unpacking the term ‘maximalist techno-aesthetics’ that corresponds to a growth mindset and the constant pressure for artists and cultural workers “to adopt new tools and techniques.” In her
bachelor thesis, Gmeiner explores
Permacomputing as an alternative: “I tried to work as resource-efficiently, small-scale, with low complexity, and as transparently as possible,” she tells fellow designer Tim Rodenbröker.
