NERDIFIED? vernissage
The exhibition opening of NERDIFIED? on Saturday 22nd of February 2014 drew large crowds. After a short speech by head of the city council of the town of Bensheim Carola Heimann Canan Hastik gave a short introductory speech, presented the project MEGA eV and the team and explained the motivation behind this exhibition. The idea for an exhibition about nerd culture was developed by three students of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Myriam Göttisheim, Teresa Boenisch and Catherine Meyer in winter semester 12/13.
Until 30th of March first developments of the hobbyist and academic nerd culture are on display, for example a model railway and Tennis for Two. The beginning of commercialization, shaped by technological developments such as the Commodore 64 and the Apple Macintosh, as well as mainstream products from the fields of movies and games are on display. The exhibition makes clear on how our daily lives would look without the developments of the nerds. It also becomes clear that nerds are creative designers. How much nerd’s in each of us can also be tested.
