Roidl - Poetic Software

Software is becoming omnipresent in our daily life, but it is taken for granted. >> understanding software (scientific, cultural, political, social)
Gaps with art >> How can artistic methods be used to elicit critical reflection on software as a cultural object beyond the interface? Current perception VS original culture, hacking

Software >> code(well researched) / compilation / execution (most abstract part) / manifestation (visible part)
During the execution, machine code turns into physical current > act of poetic expression, in-between state with defined rhytmic, beyond human perception. Moment of transition, dependencies.

Poetic software >> non-neutral and imaginative character of software used for artistic engagement. non-functional attributes + metaphores of software. Different layers of interpretation for an open interpretation. New artistic software beyond the interface and the expected mode of operation or depiction of software. Not needed to function but call for statements about issues of software.

Close reading of Kittler's There is no software + becoming aware of the software being used:

explosion implosion > compression-energy / expansion of digital-cables, buildings
dependencies > interrelation (loop) software-culture, shaping-being shaped
language maze > framework-interface / diversity of languages
enclosure of the code > user-consumer / open, reusable / technical knowledge
abstractions & metaphors > SaaS / Manual - software as a tool, learn how to use software