Welcome to my site. Since my last server broke in spectacular ways, I switched things up. Which means that this website is kinda broken right now. But, good news: You still can read my texts just fine!
Things I wrote
The Work of Art in the Age of NFTs
Every time I see NFTs in the context of “making digital art unique/owning art”, I have to think of Walter Benjamin’s „The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” from 1935. TL;DR is you just need to replace „mechanical“ with „digital” and you’re done. The context for Benjamin’s essay is the rise of… Continue reading The Work of Art in the Age of NFTs
Jonah in the Whale
Why did I do this?, Jonah thought. His trip to the beach had started so well. Like some sort of living cliché, he had found a golden lamp. And of course: a brief, firm stroking action later, the Genie came and granted Jonah three wishes. But Jonah only really wanted two: To stop and revert… Continue reading Jonah in the Whale
Die Digitale CD
Mama will ihrer Freundin eine CD schenken. Problem: Die gibt’s nur noch digital. Nichts einfacher als das, denk ich, wir laden die einfach runter und ziehen die auf einen USB-Stick. *Edward A. Murphy lächelt müde* Zum ersten Mal in meinem Leben ist das Problem nicht digitaler Natur. Der Download klappt und spuckt eine ZIP aus.… Continue reading Die Digitale CD
Leo Wattenberg 