WMF comes up with a visually appealing idea: they build a 4 to 4 meter wall consisting of 256 WMF1 coffee pad machines. The result is a low-resolution display that functions by arranging the white or black models of the machine in the matrix. An aesthetically wonderful project that sets the analogous coffee into digital context. However it reminds me of a project that I did in cooperation with Matt Glenn from Sydney: The Lost Wall. Still coffee seems to be a more attractive object to stack than IKEA drawers… .

The project’s premiere was on the spring festival in Stuttgart on April 11th, 2009. Further appearances are not announced yet. The WMF1 Wall can be customized with one’s own design online.

Futuresonic 2009 and the Social Technologies Summit will take place 13-16
May 2009, featuring world premieres of astonishing artworks, an explosive
city-wide music programme, and visionary thinkers from around the world. The
festival has four strands – Art, Music, Ideas and EVNTS – and occupies the
orbits of art, performance, music, design and digital culture. Now in its 14th
year, Futuresonic is the UK’s leading festival for digital culture, and this
year was nominated for the prestigious Lever Arts Prize. An urban festival
experience, it is anticipated that over 50,000 festival visitors will engage
with 300 artists and 100 events across 30 venues.