{"id":669,"date":"2024-12-01T01:07:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T01:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamesmalzahn.com\/?page_id=669"},"modified":"2024-12-01T01:09:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T01:09:17","slug":"micro-utopia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jamesmalzahn.com\/index.php\/micro-utopia\/","title":{"rendered":"Micro-Utopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f9f9f9&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;59px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Micro-Utopia<\/strong><br \/><em>2016<\/em><br \/>Digital photography, typological composition, printed on archival paper with embedded text and code.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Micro-Utopia&#8221; examines the evolution of personal computing through a series of typological photographs of vintage microcomputers. Presented with a methodical, objective aesthetic inspired by the work of Bernd and Hilla Becher, the images highlight the intimacy and privacy of early human-machine interactions. Hidden within the images are fragments of code and text, readable only with a magnifying glass, adding a layer of discovery that mirrors the clandestine nature of modern surveillance. 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