Publications

1. Brucker-Cohen, Jonah,“Human Error: Projects That Emphasize “Misuses”
of Technology” Artist Talk”, International Symposium on Electronic Art, (ISEA 2022) , June 2022, Barcelona, Spain.

2. Brucker-Cohen, Jonah,”Human Error, A Collection of Work that Highlights Our
Misuse of Technology and the Internet”, EVA London 2022 ,
London, United Kingdom.

3. Brucker-Cohen, Jonah,”Human Error How Integrating Common Errors Into User Interfaces Can Challenge Our Perceptions and Change Design Thinking”, chapter in Green Revisited. Encountering Emerging Naturecultures in Art and Research Paperback, RIXC, Riga, Latvia, 2022.

Description

Despite the simplicity of a simple on/off switch, many people are still confronted with the “human error” of not being able to turn their devices “on”. “Human Error – OffSwitch” is a custom designed power switch with two “off” positions. When using this switch, a person will be unable to turn “on” anything connected to it. This type of mistake plagues even the most tech savvy individuals who often have issues not only trying to connect their devices, but when trying to get them to turn on and activate is a daily struggle. With “OffSwitch”, they will never be able to turn on their device, thus adding to this common “human error”.