The Mother Board by Molly Lowe

The Motherboard, a Cockpit.

A control center, a thinking cell, an active brain.

Made nearly entirely of found materials and recycled trash, the mother board asks us to cross into an internal system of semiotic processors and configurations, as signs tell us to "touch/don't" "go/stop" "male" "female". This complex system leads one to ultimately wonder "who designed this?", as Lowe's aesthetic makes no attempts to hide the make shift, DIY approach holding together this artificial intelligence. What is the organic reasoning dictating this control device, and what is it controlling?

A compelling view on notions of electrical motherhood, the desire to communicate with the unknown, and the need to control.

"Mother Board"
Installation 2009.
Found objects, cardboard, plastic, christmas lights, black paint.