Collaborations between Engineers and Artists in the Making of Computer Art in Sweden, 1967-1986

摘要

The aim of this paper is to describe and analyze collaborations between artists and engineers working together in the making of computer art in Sweden 1967-1986. The paper is based on interviews with artists and engineers who collaborated during this time. By using the theoretical concept "co-construction," I map the phenomenon and discuss the driving forces behind the social, as well as the economical and institutional conditions of the collaborations.