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Nickii Schamborski

Funke

2026 ¡ Interactive Object, Edition of 5

Funke is an interactive object, edition of 5 by Nickii Schamborski, 2026. Shown at Project Pathways (2026).

Six round devices on a table: three closed, in sage green, coral and purple, and three opened to show wiring and circuit boards; a dried rose lies between them. Funke (2026) by Nickii Schamborski.
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Close-up of glossy purple, orange, mint and green disc-shaped devices, each with a dark round display. Funke (2026) by Nickii Schamborski.
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A purple disc-shaped device with two small knobs stands on a mirrored metal shelf. Funke (2026) by Nickii Schamborski.
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A camera films an orange device lying on iridescent foil with pearl necklaces; the camera monitor shows three devices in a row. Funke (2026) by Nickii Schamborski.
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The film set from another angle: the camera monitor above the orange device on iridescent foil. Funke (2026) by Nickii Schamborski.
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About the work

Funke is an edition of five off-grid mesh devices. Each unit sits on a self-designed 46 mm round PCB drawn in KiCad, carrying a Seeed XIAO ESP32-S3 and an SX1262 LoRa radio running RadioLib mesh firmware. Design direction by Helen Sungmin Lee.

Zur Arbeit

Funke ist eine Auflage von fünf netzunabhängigen Mesh-Geräten. Jedes Gerät sitzt auf einer selbst gezeichneten, 46 mm großen runden Platine aus KiCad mit einem Seeed XIAO ESP32-S3 und einem SX1262 LoRa-Funkmodul, das RadioLib-Mesh-Firmware ausführt. Design Direction: Helen Sungmin Lee.

Details

Year
2026
Type
Interactive Object, Edition of 5
Specs
Custom 46 mm round PCB (KiCad), Seeed XIAO ESP32-S3, SX1262 LoRa, RadioLib mesh firmware; edition of five
Institution / place
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Collaborators
Helen Sungmin Lee (Design Direction)

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