#obsoletetech

[laramzp]

Overgrowing Technology (2023/24)

Technology and nature have always been perceived as opposing forces - one synthetic, calculated, and ever-advancing; the other organic, unpredictable, and cyclical. Overgrowing Technology explores this duality, creating a space where nostalgia, digital decay, and organic growth converge.

Using nine iMac G3s I reconstruct a personal and collective history of the internet, memory, and digital landscapes. Arranged in a structured 3x3 grid on a blue industrial shelf, these obsolete machines become both relics and vessels, their screens displaying a fragmented video poem in four acts. The work juxtaposes decayed technology with organic life: chrome planters overflowing with greenery, artificial grass, an aquarium, and luminous star stickers evoke childhood memories and digital dreams.

This piece is, in part, an archive of my personal relationship with the internet - a journey through wonder, obsession, disillusionment, and reconciliation. The videos within the iMacs oscillate between past and present, combining found footage, historical references, and original recordings made with handheld cameras, Coolpix, Super 8 film, and iPhones. The layered visuals are complemented by self-produced music and poetry, shaping a multisensory experience.

At the heart of the installation, a mirrored iMac shatters the grid’s uniformity, its reflective fragments inviting the viewer into a space of self-recognition and digital distortion. The work does not seek to romanticize nostalgia but rather to examine its function - how past technological landscapes linger in contemporary digital culture, how the obsolete is repurposed, and how memory itself is an evolving interface.

With Overgrowing Technology, I aim to cultivate a dialogue between the organic and the artificial, questioning whether technology can ever truly become obsolete, or if it simply transforms - overgrown by nature, absorbed into memory, and rewritten into new narratives.

[techsnostalgia]

Outdated Tech with Nostalgia: A Sentimental Journey

Explore the charm of outdated technology and why nostalgic gadgets still capture our hearts in today's fast-paced digital world.

[ezeetester]

Close up of an old camera #macro #photo #camerasettings #obsoletetech (at Gurus Photos) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4HC0l4FjkL/?igshid=1jv1lmlcke7tr

[agarveyart]

Going to a good home:) “Obsolete” 11”x14” gouache and pencil on paper . . . . . . . . #bayareaart #obsoletetech #gouachepainting #luddite (at Oakland, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3h1Zjuhfd1/?igshid=1ogiualfsjq3v

[my-debt-free]

When you get new cell phones, tablets or computers, what do you do with the old versions? Did you know how much money you can get for them. It's an easy way to make money. Go to Gazelle and get a quote today. You can also buy cheap electronics from them. #earnmoney #cellphones #tablets #computers #outdatedelectronics #upgradeyourstuff #outdatedcellphones #obsoletetech http://bit.ly/2XpD17r

[helps-find-lender]

When you get new cell phones, tablets or computers, what do you do with the old versions? Did you know how much money you can get for them. It's an easy way to make money. Go to Gazelle and get a quote today. You can also buy cheap electronics from them. #earnmoney #cellphones #tablets #computers #outdatedelectronics #upgradeyourstuff #outdatedcellphones #obsoletetech http://bit.ly/2XpD17r

[pauladamsmith-blog]

Cassette tape Bender

Rather than junking my data tapes, I decided to create some art for my office. Bender from Futurama seemed appropriate. twitter.com/dylanparker/st…

— Dylan Parker (@dylanparker) January 5, 2012

It appears to be unbroken tape, too.

[laramzp]

A Sketch in Digital Decay (2024)

This hanging collage frame is a preliminary sketch for a larger installation, a prototype that condenses the core themes of my work- obsolete interfaces, digital artifacts, and the uncanny persistence of technological nostalgia.

Constructed from fragments of past interfaces and decommissioned digital aesthetics, this piece explores the tension between the ephemeral and the archival. The materials - printed circuits of lost data and reflections of outdated media - are arranged in layers, mirroring the way memory accumulates in digital space and windows open on desktop devices. Like corrupted files or glitched screen captures, the surfaces distort, refract, and fragment, resisting a singular interpretation.

By hanging freely, the frame exists in a state of suspension, untethered from traditional display methods. It oscillates between physical object and interface, inviting interaction while remaining an artifact of its own obsolescence. The final versions will be larger, immersive, meant to envelop the viewer in a landscape of broken systems and ghosted connections.

[jenniferlanghammer]

Calculator watch with mushrooms. 4x4x4, ceramics, 2020. Obsolescence Series. I’m trying to imagine the person the calculator watch is perfect for. A scientist making quick calculations? A nurse taking vitals? Or just a devote of geek chic. Nowadays I’m sure you could just ask Siri or Alexa the answer. #calculator #calculatorwatch #digitalwatch #mushrooms #mushroom #mushroomart #fungi #fungus #fungusart #70s #70saesthetic #80s #80saesthetic #geekchic #geekculture #obsoletetechnology #obsoletetech #ceramics #ceramicart #ceramicsculpture #ceramicsofinstagram #sculpture #sculptureart #sculptualceramics #art #artistsoninstagram #contemporaryart #jenniferlanghammer #artistmotherco #thriveartstudio (at Martha's Vineyard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEhhRj8jSs5/?igshid=su4iip0nw2jy

[my-debt-free]

When you get new cell phones, tablets or computers, what do you do with the old versions? Did you know how much money you can get for them. It's an easy way to make money. Go to Gazelle and get a quote today. You can also buy cheap electronics from them. #earnmoney #cellphones #tablets #computers #outdatedelectronics #upgradeyourstuff #outdatedcellphones #obsoletetech http://bit.ly/2Y7Nd1f

[helps-find-lender]

When you get new cell phones, tablets or computers, what do you do with the old versions? Did you know how much money you can get for them. It's an easy way to make money. Go to Gazelle and get a quote today. You can also buy cheap electronics from them. #earnmoney #cellphones #tablets #computers #outdatedelectronics #upgradeyourstuff #outdatedcellphones #obsoletetech http://bit.ly/2Y7Nd1f

[radiobotmx]

Pequeña muestra de mi tecnologia obsoleta #obsoletetech

[jenniferlanghammer]

Watchman with Wasps Nest. 8x3.5x2.5, ceramic, 2020. Obsolescence Series. I just learned today that some people fire the nests of “Potter wasps”, nests made with clay & mud. The watchman seemed to be used primarily by night watchmen, doormen, and security guards to me. In a time before we could all stare at our phones, the teeny screen allowed the owner to watch sports, I assumed, wherever they were. #watchman #sonywatchman #television #tinytelevision #smallscreen #wasp #wasps #waspnest #waspnests #insectnest #80s #80saesthetic #obsoletetechnology #obsoletetech #art #artistsoninstagram #artsculpture #sculptures #sculpture_art #sculpturalceramics #ceramics #ceramicart #generationx #ceramicsculpture #ceramicsofinstagram #claystagram #claysculpture #jenniferlanghammer #artistmotherco #thriveartstudio (at Martha's Vineyard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEZo_gUDgzF/?igshid=97me6lcuvxtp

[jenniferlanghammer]

Diskette With Fan Fungus. 3x3x3,ceramic, 2020. Part of my obsolescence series where nature consumes outdated technology. I’m sure you’ve seen the joke where a teenager thinks that a diskette is a 3D printed save icon. I think it speaks to the ubiquity and now total disuse of this object. I’m sure somewhere in a box I still have short stories and term papers saved in this format. Practically irretrievable but still kept as remembrances and prof. #disk #diskette #fungi #orangefans #orangefan #orangefanfungi #fungus #fungusamongus #anthracophyllum #anthracophyllumarcheri #80s #80saesthetic #90s #90saesthetics #obsoletetech #obsoletetechnology #art #artistsoninstagram #artwork #sculpture #sculpturalceramics #sculptureart #ceramics #ceramicsculpture #claystagram #jenniferlanghammer #artistmotherco #assetsforartists #thriveartstudio #amaco (at Martha's Vineyard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD6ggdCDfx6/?igshid=1ag2guk6et4ed