Deserted Devices and Wasted Fences: Everyday Technologies in Extreme Circumstances

In Deserted Devices and Wasted Fences, artist and cultural critic Dani Ploeger examines everyday technologies found in places and circumstances that are usually unforeseen by their designers, manufacturers, and marketers. He travels through second-hand markets in sub-Saharan Africa, the frontline in the Russo-Ukrainian War, desert landscapes in the Middle East, anti-immigration fences on the EU border, and many other sites of turmoil, disruption, and surprising convergences. Examining the w...