User Generated Server Destruction

2013 - interactive installation

Visitors of the website www.ugsd.net can trigger six hammers and drop them onto a server that is located in the exhibition.

This server hosts the website, which also shows a video stream to follow what's happening with the piece. The installation ends when the server is destroyed and thus can not host the website any more. The internet is a continually growing network of servers spread all over the world. On the one hand are the users and on the other hand the providers, supplying the network. Usually, it is just possible for computer viruses and very qualified users to attack and destroy highly protected servers that are locked in well-secured places.

With “User Generated Server Destruction” every user has the possibility to erase one of this servers and thereby shrink the worldwide network for a short moment.

 

Idea, Concept and Realisation: Stefan Tiefengraber

Thanks to: 최우람, Dawid Liftinger, Anna Kitzmüller, 김현석, 이진형, 최윤, KART'S

Made with tutorials from: www.barryvandam.com (communication server and arduino with node.js) www.denkwerk.com (webcam streaming with node.js)

funded by: University of Art and Design Linz

 

User Generated Server Destruction

server #29 - #33

The servers #29 - #33 have been shown at the New Media Gallery in New Westminster/Canada and have been successfully destroyed from 25. February to 30. April 2017.

The video shows the last hits on to the server #29.

 

Server hardware supported by New Media Gallery

Thanks to: New Media Gallery Team

 

User Generated Server Destruction

server #28

The server #28 has been shown at the Takamatsu Media Art Festival exhibition in Takamatsu/Japan and has been successfully destroyed from 18. to 28. December 2015.

The video shows the last hits on to the server #28 before he stopped working.

 

Server hardware supported by Takamatsu Media Art Festival

Thanks to: Takamatsu Media Art Festival Team

 

User Generated Server Destruction

servers #26 - #27

The servers #26 - #27 have been shown at the 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015 exhibition in Wroclaw/Poland and have been successfully destroyed from 13. May to 30. June 2015.

The video shows the last hits on to the server #26 before he stopped working.

 

Server hardware supported by ZID, University of Art and Design Linz

Thanks to: WRO Festival Team

 

User Generated Server Destruction

server #25

The server #25 has been shown at the Node15 exhibition in Frankfurt/Germany and has been successfully destroyed from 28. April to 03. May 2015.

The video shows the last hits on to the server #25 before he stopped working.

 

Server hardware supported by ZID, University of Art and Design Linz

Thanks to: Node15 Festival Team

 

User Generated Server Destruction

servers #23 - #24

The servers #23 - #24 have been shown at the Share Festival exhibition in Torin/Italy and have been successfully destroyed from 19. to 22. March 2015.

The video shows the last hits on to the server #23 before he stopped working.

 

Server hardware supported by ZID, University of Art and Design Linz and Share Festival

Thanks to: Share Festival Team

 

User Generated Server Destruction

servers #18 - #22

The servers #18 - #22 have been shown at the Prix Cube 2014 exhibition in Issy-les-Moulineaux/France and have been successfully destroyed from 25. to 30. November 2014.

The video shows the last hits on to the server #21 before he stopped working.

 

Server hardware supported by ZID, University of Art and Design Linz

Thanks to: Prix Cube Team

 

User Generated Server Destruction

servers #15 - #17

The servers #15 - #17 have been shown at the Update_5 exhibition, New Technological Art Award 2014 in Ghent/Belgium and have been successfully destroyed from 08. to 23. November 2014.

The video shows the last hits on to the server #16 before he stopped working.

 

Server hardware supported by ZID, University of Art and Design Linz

Thanks to: New Technological Art Award Team

 

User Generated Server Destruction

servers #13 - #14

The servers #13 - #14 have been shown at the TodaysArt Festival 2014 in Scheveningen/Netherlands and have been successfully destroyed from 25. September to 05 October 2014.

The video shows the last hits on to the server #13 before he stopped working.

 

Server hardware supported by ZID, University of Art and Design Linz

Thanks to: TodaysArt Team

 

User Generated Server Destruction

servers #10 - #12

The servers #10 - #12 have been shown at the ARS ELECTRONICA FESTIVAL 2014 in Linz/Austria and have been successfully destroyed from 04. to 08. September 2014.

The video shows the last hits on to the server #10 before he stopped working.

 

Server hardware supported by ZID, University of Art and Design Linz

Thanks to: Ars Electronica Festival Team

 

User Generated Server Destruction

servers #3 - #9

The servers #3 - #9 have been shown at the TIME OUT .01 exhibition in ARS ELECTRONICA CENTER Linz/Austria and have been successfully destroyed from 30. January to 26. May 2014.

The video shows the last hits on to the server #3 before he stopped working.

 

Server hardware supported by ZID, University of Art and Design Linz

Thanks to: Ars Electronica Center Team, University of Art and Design Linz and Dietmar Elmecker and his Team

 

User Generated Server Destruction

server #2

The second server was shown at the PIKSEL Festival 2013 in Bergen/Norway and has been successfully destroyed on 22. November 2013 at 12:15pm.

The video shows the last hits on to the server before he stopped working.

 

Photos: Sergey Dushkin

Server hardware supported by ZID, University of Art and Design Linz

Thanks to: Piksel Festival Team, Sergey Dushkin, Gregor Göttfert, Dietmar Elmecker and his Team

 

User Generated Server Destruction

server #1

The first server was placed in the 175 Gallery in Seoul/Korea and has been successfully destroyed on 30.05.2013 as part of the "TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN" - Exhibition.

The video shows the last hits on to the server before he stopped working.