Horn, or the counterside of media
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Horn, or the counterside of media
（Sign, storage, transmission / a series edited by Jonathan Sterne and Lisa Gitelman）
Duke University Press, 2022
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Horn, oder Die Gegenseite der Medien
Counterside of media
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Summary: Our daily dealings with media are characterized by a remarkable turn to the tactile. In practically all places, at practically all times, we touch and handle media devices. Conversely, these devices touch and scan us-and increasingly so: from pressure sensors in car seats and motion detectors in front of automatic doors to body scanners, smart phones, and fitness trackers. To this development, Horn, or The Counterside of Media responds by considering a substance and surface that is an exemplary "medium." Horn stands for a natural substance but also an artificial object. It constitutes a boundary between interior and exterior, while functioning as decoration and ornament, shield and tool. ...
Contents of Works
- The Captured Unicorn
- Impressions of Modernity
- Rhinoceros Cybernetics
- A Surface Medium par Excellence
- Horn and Time
