the term offline devices is used to describe a category of technology that employs a novel network topology operating below the layers of the internet. while offline devices are not directly connected to the internet, they can still make requests through nearby connected devices. in the setup of the artwork find my (2024) three parasitic offline devices have been placed in remote locations, broadcasting satellite images of these areas through other people‘s devices. while the parasites subsequently use their host‘s data and energy to send the images bit by bit, the viewer is able to perceive this process in the exhibition. as parasites and their hosts interact, the artwork develops over time. the temporal and spatial factors serve to illustrate that the seemingly intangible networked realm is rooted in concrete materialised conditions that shape the flow of information, sometimes unknowingly.

kjell wistoff is a cologne based designer of computer equipment*, artist and researcher with a focus on interaction. especially contemporary technologies in a socio-political context stake out his fields of interest. his practice critically engages with the entangled relationship between hidden infrastructures, user interfaces and the corresponding societal context. https://www.kjellwistoff.de