What happens with your digital data after you die? The simple data handling procedure «Final Backup» enables relatives to preserve the digital legacy of the deceased, or delete it permanently. This process clears electronic devices of their digital legacy so they can then be returned to the material cycle.
«The highly relevant and topical issue of how we could, or should, handle our digital legacy is staged in an exhibition space, using artifacts and intelligently formed questions. Visitors are confronted with their mortality and the fact that most of the ‹traces› we leave behind are no longer analog but digital. These still require energy and resources, even when we are gone.» – Excerpt supporting statement of the Subject Area Industrial Design
«Our project is innovative as it makes the complex topic of digital legacy accessible to a wide audience through design and interactive means, thus encouraging a discourse.» – Jonatan Bischof & Elias Diehl
«As a designer I would like to address the changes occurring in society and the complex interactions between technology and humans.» – Jonatan Bischof
«As a designer I would like to act as a mediator and bring very diverse interest groups together. My intention is to discuss complex topics, understand them and, in the best case, develop potential solutions.» – Elias Diehl
