In this episode of Science Nation, host Sorin Badea (Radio Guerrilla) welcomes Ada Roseti (Sci Public Forum & Games of Science), artists and media researchers Zachary Furste and Diego Gómez Venegas (Berlin) to discuss their collaborative project, Compost CC.
The discussion centers around the repurposing of discarded hardware - such as old laptops and routers - as nodes in a decentralized server network capable of hosting community-driven cultural archives, starting from a case study the duo has been working on, based on an historical archive from Chile hosted and conserved transcontinentally. The project, extended in the framework of Unplugged? merges permacomputing principles and participatory workshops, offering an accessible, low-power alternative to corporate cloud infrastructure, as well as local civical activation regarding e-waste and active upcycling and recycling practices.
Science Nation is a weekly podcast and radio column, co-hosted by Sorin Badea and Andrei Tudose, on the Update show, at Radio Guerrilla.
Unplugged? is co-funded by the City of Timișoara through the Center for Projects and The Administration of the National Cultural Fund (AFCN).
The project does not necessarily represent the position of The Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or how the results of the program may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the funding recipient.
