A generated image is never immaterial. In to hurt for a thought (2025), Julia Vollmer connects a metal keyboard to the graphics processor through copper: computation becomes warmth felt beneath the fingers. The interface exposes what it usually conceals—the physical cost of our request. The installation received an Honorary Mention at Prix Ars Electronica 2026. The accompanying film documents the apparatus rather than an interview with the artist.
Julia Vollmer — to hurt for a thought
A generated image is never immaterial. In to hurt for a thought (2025), Julia Vollmer connects a metal keyboard to the graphics processor through copper: computation becomes warmth felt beneath the fingers. The interface exposes what it usually conceals—the physical cost of our request. The installation received an Honorary Mention at Prix Ars Electronica 2026.…
