Louis
Frehring

UP . 30.10.2026

HACK IT !

2017
Workshop at EESAB, Brest.

Hacking can be defined as a set of techniques used to exploit the flaws and vulnerabilities of an element or a group of material or human elements. The goal of this workshop is to explore the potential of the objects around us and to rethink how they function. The aim will therefore be to “hack” devices (images, texts, objects, situations, etc.) whose meanings or uses are well established, in order to create new experiences. Hacking will be viewed and claimed as a creative act in its own right, enabling the emergence of new arrangements of forms and concepts. Students will thus be guided to identify exploitable gaps in systems and then to seize upon them to modify, subvert, or even completely overturn familiar situations. The forms of presentation can be multiple, ranging from the hacked object to the bizarre happening; we will consider all possibilities, perhaps even hacking the presentation itself!