Microelectronics, glass, software, 2007
The Maschine, die auf Gott wartet (“Machine that waits for God”) is part of a series of three “waiting machines.” They were activated in Bremen on October 24, 2007, at 6:07 p.m. From this point in time the three machines had been in operation, the Maschine, die auf Gott wartet is still waiting. It’s a microelectronic circuit, built and programmed in order to constantly inquire about the expected event: God must give a signal via a God sensor. An integrated backup power supply guarantees failure-free and uninterrupted functioning.
Biography:
Hannes Waldschütz (DE) studied digital media at the Hochschule für Künste Bremen and media art at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig, where he graduated as a Meisterschüler of Prof. Günther Selichar. He is currently a PhD candidate at the chair of human-computer interaction at Bauhaus University, Weimar. In his artistic works Hannes Waldschütz deals with machines and people with technology and society and shows installations, objects and performances.
