
Cabinet of Zombie Media
The Cabinet of Zombie Media’ showcases a collection of “undead” media: electronics that have taken on new forms of life after their intended use. This cabinet is an ongoing research project that explores the fragile relationships we form with electronics. For a short period, we use or even carry around these devices daily, trusting them with our intimate memories and experiences only to discard them once a new version comes out. This lifecycle creates a highly complex stream of electronic waste (e-waste), a consequence of planned obsolescence: we humans create these artificial life forms, and so their eventual death is also planned. However, reaching the end of their intended lifecycle does not mean these electronics are ‘dead’. While the traces of their human owners fade away, these media remain in a state of suspense, awaiting a new purpose independent of human interaction.