Gambiarras: cultural implications for the art of making

Authors

  • Hernani Dimantas Brazil's "Lixo Eletrônico" Project (https://lixoeletronico.org/)

Keywords:

V!10, do it yourself, Public space, Digital culture, Art

Abstract

What do we understand as gambiarra? In a superficial view, the word expresses insecurity, lawlessness. It can indicate any deviation or improvisation applied to certain uses of spaces, machines, wiring or objects which are previously intended for other functions, or properly used in a new setting. (To be continued in PDF)

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Author Biography

Hernani Dimantas, Brazil's "Lixo Eletrônico" Project (https://lixoeletronico.org/)

He is agronomist. Ph.D. in Communication. He studies collaborative projects networking, Internet as an open medium to collective production, art, gambiarra, DIY, digital culture, digital inclusion, collaboration society, cluetrain manifesto, marketing hacker, gift economy, peer-production, ethical hacker, free software, open design.

Published

2014-12-10