the rite of computing (la consagración de la computadora)
By lengua partida
Illustration by Sofía Suazo & Nathier Fernandez, interactive by Sofía Suazo & Guillermo Montecinos
An epic poem for our age celebrating the beauty of computational theory, while lamenting the world, on the brink of collapse, that it has been instrumental in creating.
we saw the tipping points being crossed, and yet the same behavior
destruction was all around, even in the use of our tools of creation
what could we do? how could we engage? how could we disengage?
we thought of reinventing computers
homegrown, homemade…
a game, a party, a dance
maybe in that way we would understand?
maybe in that way we would know if we want to keep them?
the following are some of our notes, thoughts, conversations, actions…
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