Limited edition of
32
+ 1 se
+ 8 ap
Each edition number is permanently
fused into the hardware.
Realised as part of the
Kunsthalle Zürich
NFT edition programme.
Information about the token/voucher
and how to claim the device
can be found on the auction page.
- is not multipurpose
- is not a product
- is not colourful
- is 100% custom made
- is hardware and software
- is small (71×71×13 mm)
- is generative
- is realtime
- is a device for ASCII art
- uses codepage 437¹
- weights 35.3 g (without battery)
- has gold-plated traces and superior
PCB build quality
- has a monochrome “Memory Liquid Crystal Display”
with a resolution of 400×240 pixels
- has 2 zoom levels
- has 1 tweeter, 2 buttons, 3 LEDs
- has no backglight
- can output content to big screens²
- can run on a 500 mAh rechargeable battery
for more than 15 hours
- can operate continuously on USB-C or on small
5V cable for a permanent installation
¹ three glyphs have been replaced (143–145)
² through additional software
Program
LCD 1 is a single- (or even zero-) purpose object:
it’s hardware AND software as entity.
It runs the next version of the “Terminals”
code optimised and adapted for monochrome
and embedded systems.
“Terminals” is a generative program to create
animated text (ASCII/ANSI) compositions.
Through an internal menu some settings can
be triggered, a tiny beep can be emitted or
the back-LEDs can be turned on and off:
these operations aren’t functional; their only
motive is to simply exist.
Size comparison with
a 3.5" floppy disk:
Tap to flip
Statement
“This tiny object contains everything I know.”
Over the past few months I have been thinking
about this sentence, which I said as a joke…
I realized that it’s not accurate as the
knowledge of several friends and professionals
has been activated to make LCD 1 possible: it
“contains” so much more!
LCD 1 is a new experiment for me: I wanted
to see if a physical object can live along
with a simple token.
Ultimately it is also a response to the gigantic
monitors, screens, TVs and LED walls that appeared
in galleries, museums and venues: my desire is
to demonstrate that kinetic artworks can also
be quiet and discreet, that size does not reflect
the intrinsic value of an object, especially of
a dematerialized one.
Paris, 2022
Andreas (ertdfgcvb)
