512-bit

Dr Cris Edwards

How is data encoded? 

We are constantly engrossed by our digital devices. They distract us, learn about us and mine our data, but the machines on our desks and in our pockets are not designed to be understood. Often made to be thrown out and then upgraded, the inner workings of devices are intentionally hidden and inaccessible. This project seeks to be an equally addictive but more interactive machine, revealing the nature of data in a playful, tactile way. Flip the switches and notice how the colours of pixels change on screen. As you fiddle around and engage in a curious conversation with code, you might find yourself steadily becoming fluent in binary language. 

What images will you create? 

BIOGRAPHY 

Cris Edwards (AUS) is a designer of interactive installations and electronic instruments. Cris's contraptions are designed to return a sense of physicality and play to our relationship with the machines that dominate our lives. In a world in which our devices are becoming increasingly distant, unknowable and unrepairable, Cris aims to return audiences to a nostalgic golden age of tactile buttons, knobs, sliders, switches, clicks and beeps, and champion the human-friendly principles of design that they represent. 

This is an open-source, interactive project. If you are interested to learn more about 512-bit, 
you can view the project at Cris’ website: cris-edwards.com