derweil is an interactive video installation correlating time, space and big data to provide tailor-made instructions on how to get lost.

Materials: Google Directions and Streetview APIs, JavaScript, NW.js, cables.gl, Involt, Arduino IDE, computers, thermal paper, plastic, metals, wood.

‘derweil’ at the 48h Neukölln Arts Festival 2017.

Studies for the design of the box.

‘derweil’ was possible thanks to a Google ‘hack’ I found – they certainly sensed what I was doing and did complain about suspicious traffic and missing API keys, but they were nice enough to not block me.