S+T+ARTS Prize by Ars Electronica

4-8 September Post City, Linz We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the Nomination Prize in this year’s S+T+ARTS Prize by Ars Electronica. Our project,

“Clay PCB: Eco-Feminist Decolonial Hardware,” is a key artistic outcome of our PEEK Project (AR580) “Feminist Hacking: Building Circuits as an Artistic Practice

supported “by the FWF hosted by the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.

“Clay PCB: Eco-Feminist Decolonial Hardware” comprises two projects:

The Clay PCB : This microcontroller board is made exclusively from urban mined electronic components and features a base of wild local clay, consciously collected from the Austrian forest and fired in a bonfire. The project is entirely open source, with all tutorials and programs available for download on the project website.

The Ethical Hardware Kit : This artistic “survival kit” envisions a future where crucial resources for hardware production are alarmingly scarce. It includes a collection of tools, materials, and detailed instructions designed to empower feminist hacking practices, even in challenging times.

These speculative art and design projects aim to challenge conventional thinking, pushing us to explore innovative alternatives to the prevailing toxicity and exploitation associated with conflict materials essential to hardware manufacturing in a creative and artistic way. In doing so, we aim to transcend traditional boundaries and contribute to a more sustainable and ethical future for hardware production.

See you soon at the ARS 4-8 September in Linz, Austria!