Objects of interest and necessity

Notes from meeting 10/02/2025

Objects of interest / e.g. objects that could be represented at an exhibition.

Object of necessity / Ernesto Oroza (https://www.ernestooroza.com/category/objects-of-necessity-projects/) - also transaction models, refers to conditions of production and values

... see also: https://temporaryservices.org/served/projects-by-name/prisoners-inventions/ (Brett Bloom), https://artistsbookreviews.com/2024/04/22/prisoners-inventions/, https://halfletterpress.com/prisoners-inventions-new-edition-pdf/

Questions to be answered

What is the network that sustains this object?

• How does it move from person to person, person to software, to platform, what things are attached to it (visual culture)
• Networks of attachments

How does it evolve through time?

Evolution of the interface for these objects. Early chatgpt offered two parameters through the API: prompt and temperature. Today extremely complex object with all kinds of components and parameters. Visually what is the difference? Richness of the interface in decentralization (the more options, the better...)

Candidates

• GPU
• LoRA
• Negative prompt
• Taxonomies
• Model card
• Currencies: Point, Buzz
• Configs