The tenth installment of Dominic Chen’s series Fermentation and Generation: The “Beast Paths” — An Alternative to Information Technology, titled “Noticing the Breath of the Nukadoko”, has been published in the web magazine Plain living, high thinking.
Nukabot began as an attempt to use sensors to read the fermentation state of a nukadoko and convey the invisible activities of microorganisms to humans. The data visualized the nukadoko’s “breathing” and the changes brought about by its environment, making the presence of life tangible. However, when exhibited, it was misunderstood as a convenient consumer product, which led to its redesign as a “yōkai” with a wooden tub body and an eye. Nukabot is not a household appliance that replaces human labor, but a medium that encourages people to pay attention to microorganisms and continue engaging with them by hand.
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