Artistic Operating Systems

An overview of the artist’s work

https://wintermute.org

The Screenless Office, printed news, Bendan Howell, 2020.

Digital Slöjd

Workshop

[Wikipédia] Sloyd (Swedish slöjd), also known as educational sloyd, is a system of handicraft-based education started by Uno Cygnaeus in Finland in 1865. The system was further refined and promoted worldwide, and was taught in the United States until the early 20th century. It is still taught as a compulsory subject in Finnish, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian schools.

Practicing Slöjd at Counter-Narratives, May 2022.

About

The subject, here writing somewhat awkwardly, in the third person, has spent much time creating various interactive artworks and inventions as well as related, more remunerative projects. Accomplishments in the domains of cycling, romance and home economics are not covered here as they are of limited, if any, interest to a more general public. However, readers seeking information on those topics are advised to inquire directly, preferably in the context of a nice meal or stroll in the park. The author of this bio lives in Berlin, Germany but can often be found walking in wooded areas of Northern Europe or enjoying pastoral life in Hacksneck, Virginia, USA, with his extended family.