Roots of Interface

— A Field Guide to Ancestral Interfaces

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

Inspired by the Situationist International, a group of social revolutionaries led by Guy Debord in the 50s/60s, this project combines archival research with digital collage, conducting a softer Détournement:

By tracing back the roots and recognise Ancestral Interfaces surrounding us, we remind ourselves that our "high-tech" world is actually built on "primitive" habits.

The interface is not a barrier; it is a translation, a playground. The question is how to navigate.