Object_Time. Media Archaeology of Efficiency
Object series, video
Object series, video installation
2021
Photo: Szabolcs Barakonyi
Camera: Dániel Kiszler
Venue: Technical Study Stores (Member Institute of the Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport), Budapest, Hungary
Curated by Eszter Lázár
Partners: Műhely Alapítvány, MOME TechPark, Pesthidegkút Waldorf School
Supported by Technical Study Stores, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest, National Cultural Foundation
Special thanks:Virág Albert, Ildikó Mag, Gábor Kunszt
Antal Bodóczky, Zoltán Bukovics, Grégory Chevalier, Júlia Gáspár, Bernadett Jobbágy, Zoltán Kacsuk, András Katona, Sándor Kunszt, József Pencz, Ákos Répay, Melinda Sipos, József Tasnádi, Péter Tímár, Ákos Zajzon and the staff of the Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport
Object_Time modifies working tools and objects from the everyday life of the 19th and 20th centuries to get closer to the notion of efficiency. In the passive and active objects the potential of optimization and the promise of ever-increasing productivity appears from a critical perspective.