Publications

Writing

  • Bachler, B. (2021). Hello (more-than-human) World. Prototyping an Internet of Things for water with the project wildthings.io. (Doctoral Thesis, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington.
  • Bachler, B. (2020). Slowness, Streams, and Networks in the More-than-human world. Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts, 12(3), 25–44.
  • Bachler, B. (2018). Unwrapping di4lo9s. Hamster, 1(2). 40–43.
  • Bachler, B., & Langelaar, W. (2015). +rwx data and pipes: Better design for otherwise non writable infrastructure and unreadable data. Libre Graphics Magazine, 2(4), 16–21.
  • Bachler, B. (2013). Like Reality. Leonardo Electronic Almanac, 19(4), 26–35.
  • Bachler, B. (2012). Discrete Dialogue Network. In Sniff, Scrape, Crawl… {on privacy, surveillance and our shadowy data double} (pp. 24–29). London: Mute Publishing Ltd.
  • Bachler, B. (2012). A cozy place for invisible friends. In Sniff, Scrape, Crawl… {on privacy, surveillance and our shadowy dataFdouble} (pp. 92–99). London: Mute Publishing Ltd.
  • Bachler, B. (2011). Discrete Dialogue Network. In De Krooning (6th ed., pp. 300–301). Rotterdam: Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam University.
  • Bachler, B. (2011). The Temporary Networks of the Unknown (Master Thesis). Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam. Retrieved from http://birgitbachler.com/thesis.html
  • Bachler, B., & Jongstra, A. (2011). DIT Fanzine. Linz, Austria: LiWoLi.
  • Bachler, B. (2011). Your Content is Safe. Perspectives on Censorship Issues with Electronic Books. Rotterdam: Piet Zwart Institute.
  • Bachler, B. (2010). Your Personality in a Shopping Cart F Why did people stop caring about their private data? Rotterdam: Piet Zwart Institute.

Exhibitions

  • Bachler, B, Sklenars, E., Illfe, O. & Bowler, K (2022). Alternating Undercurrents [networked microcontrollers, inflatables, mixed media, video] at College of Creative Arts, Massey University, Wellington (NZ)
  • Bachler, B. (2019). Open Studio [mixed media, video] in Pyramid Power Festival (Group Show), Pyramid Club, Wellington (NZ). http://www.soundexplorers.co.nz
    Bachler, B. (2017). Moturoa Transmissions [mixed media, networked microcontrollers] in Upstream Art Trail (Group Show), Central Park, Brooklyn Wellington (NZ). http://upstream.org.nz/art-trail/
  • Bachler, B. (2016). LUX. Wellington Light Festival 2015 in The Inventions of Light / Les inventions de la lumière (Group Show), School of Image Arts, Ryerson University, Toronto (CA). http://www.imagearts.ryerson.ca/torontomontreallille/
  • Bachler, B. (2015). Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You. The Internet in The work of art in the age of technological remediation (Group), Kulturni Centar Požega, Belgrad (RS). http://www.kcpozega.rs/html/gradska_galerija/izlozbe_2015/ududtremedijacije.html
  • Bachler, B. (2014). Big Data Wall Fillers [generative video] in Piksel Savers, Piksel Festival (Group), Bergen Kjøtt, Bergen (NO). http://14.piksel.no/category/piksel-savers
  • Bachler, B. (2014). Copy Wildly, Solo Show im Toi Pōneke Arts Center, 2014, Wellington (NZ) http://birgitbachler.com/copywildly/
  • Bachler, B., Langelaar, W., Mundy, O. & Schwartz, T. (2013). Commodify.us [mixed media] in Cyber in Securities (Group Show), Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC (US).
  • Bachler, B. (2012). Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You. The Internet [interaktive Skulptur] in DEAF 2012, Double Take (Group), Blaak10 Gallery, Rotterdam (NL).
    Bachler, B. (2011). Bonuskaart Friends [mixed media, software] in The Art of Hacking (Group), Netherlands Media Arts Institute NIMK, Amsterdam (NL).
  • Bachler, B. (2012). Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You. The Internet [interaktive Skulptur] in #isthemessage (Group), Kunstenlab, Deventer (NL).
  • Bachler, B. (2011). The Discrete Dialogue Network in Catching Flies in the Alternet (Group), Roodkapje Gallery, Rotterdam (NL)
  • Bachler, B. (2010). Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You. The Internet [interaktive Skulptur] Speedshow Re:Belhuis (Group), Ace Teleboutique, Rotterdam (NL). http://speedshow.net/speed-show-rebelhuis/

Lectures/Workshops/Performances

  • Martyn, R., Kilford, A., Bachler, B. & Williams, T. (2021). Slow Interference Methodologies: practice-based research and interfering pedagogies. In ASLEC-ANZ 2021: Beyond human scales. Victoria Universitz of Wellington, New Zealand. https://beyond-human-scales.net/programme/
  • Smith, S., Whitaker, T., Bachler, B. & Buxton, M. (2021). ADA – Digital and Community in Aotearoa New Zealand. In D. Ciccoricco (Chair), DHA 2021: Ka Renarena Te Taukaea / Creating Communities. University of Canterbury, New Zealand. http://dh.canterbury.ac.nz/dha2020/conference-programme/
  • Bachler, B. (2019). Building a more-than-human Internet of Things with water.: iRGBit/wildthings.io [C++]. https://github.com/iRGBit/wildthings.io (Original work published 2017)
  • Bachler, B. (2018, February). Materialising a more-than-human Internet of Things. In Sonic Acts Academy 2018. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Tito, J., Smith, V., Parker, K., Jerram, S., Barclay, L. & Bachler, B. (2011, December). Tributaries, Nodes & Networks. In B. Bachler (Chair), Sustaining the Seas Conference. University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
  • Bachler, B. (2017, December 11). An Internet of Water methods for building networks within more-than-human context. In Sustaining the Seas Conference. University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
  • Bachler, B. (2017, June 27). Who are the things in your Internet of Things? On more- than-human participatory design. Presented during UX Research@VUW. School of Design, Victoria University, Wellington, NZ.
  • Bachler, B. (2017, June 14). Materialising a more-than-human Internet of Things. In International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) 2017. Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia.
  • Bachler, B. (2017, February). Wildthings.io. Delivered at Common Ground, Hutt Public Art Festival. Korokoro Stream, Petone, NZ.
  • Bachler, B. (2016, Nov 6). Materialising a more-than-human Internet of Things. Presented during Mount Cook Spring Fling. Papawai Reserve, Wellington, NZ.
  • Bachler, B. (2016, July 5). Materialising a more-than-human Internet of Things. Presented at Greater Wellington Audience Engagement Hui. Government House, Wellington, NZ.
  • Bachler, B. (2016, June 7). The Internet of Wild Things. Presented at Wellington IoT Meetup. BizDojo, Wellington, NZ.
  • Bachler, B. (2016, April). The Internet of Wild Things. Presented at Arduino Day, Wellington, NZ: Victoria University of Wellington.