{"id":5739,"date":"2025-07-15T10:23:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T10:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kastel-labs.de\/?post_type=news&#038;p=5739"},"modified":"2025-07-15T14:20:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:20:49","slug":"programs-as-mechanical-works-of-art-code-beautiful-like-a-clock-at-the-zkm","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/kastel-labs.de\/news\/programs-as-mechanical-works-of-art-code-beautiful-like-a-clock-at-the-zkm\/","title":{"rendered":"Programs as Mechanical Works of Art \u2013 \u201cCode Beautiful Like a Clock\u201d at the ZKM"},"content":{"rendered":"<section\n  data-category=\"block\"\n  data-component=\"b-content-small\"\n  class=\"h-pt-0 none h-pb-xl none\"\n>\n  <div class=\"m-content m-content--3-4\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n                                  <div class=\" col-11 offset-1 col-lg-10 col-xl-8 col-xl2-7 offset-xl-2\">\n        <div class='m-content__wrapper s-base s-base'>\n          <p>Programs as Mechanical Works of Art \u2013 \u201cCode Beautiful Like a Clock\u201d at the ZKM<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCode Beautiful Like a Clock\u201d impressively demonstrates that computer programs can rival the beauty of mechanical clocks. While traditional clocks captivate with their visible precision\u2014gears interlocking in perfect harmony\u2014computer programs follow similarly strict rules. However, their \u201cmechanics\u201d remain hidden, unfolding deep within the processor at unimaginable speeds.<\/p>\n<p>This installation brings that invisible world to light. Using a rotary dial, visitors can adjust the processing speed\u2014from slow to lightning-fast\u2014making the inner workings of computation visible to the human eye.<\/p>\n<p>On the right, an aesthetic pattern emerges, visualizing the digital process. In the center, they see the corresponding part of the program highlighted. On the left, viewers see the the execution within the<\/p>\n<p>processor.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday evening, Dr. Jeremias Mechler guided fascinated visitors through the installation, revealing just how much artistry lies hidden within seemingly abstract code\u2014truly, \u201cCode Beautiful Like a Clock.\u201d<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section\n  data-category=\"block\"\n  data-component=\"b-carousel-w-images\"\n  class=\"h-pt-0 none h-pb-xl none\"\n>\n  <div class=\"o-carousel-w-images\">\n\n    <div class=\"o-carousel-w-imagess__items swiper js-o-carousel-w-images__items\">\n    <div class=\"o-carousel-w-images__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n              <div class=\"o-carousel-w-images__item swiper-slide\">\n          <div data-swiper-parallax-x=\"100\">\n            \n<picture class=\"a-image \" data-type=\"jpeg\">\n  <div class=\"a-image__w\">\n    \n                            <source 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The piece was developed by Prof. Dr. J\u00f6rn M\u00fcller-Quade (spokesperson for the KASTEL Security Research Labs) and Dr. Jeremias Mechler (KASTEL SRL researcher).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","news-category":[165],"topic":[],"class_list":["post-5739","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Programs as Mechanical Works of Art \u2013 \u201cCode Beautiful Like a Clock\u201d at the ZKM - KASTEL SRL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kastel-labs.de\/news\/programs-as-mechanical-works-of-art-code-beautiful-like-a-clock-at-the-zkm\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Programs as Mechanical Works of Art \u2013 \u201cCode Beautiful Like a Clock\u201d at the ZKM - KASTEL SRL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As part of the opening event of the \u201cArt, Summer, Technology\u201d series hosted by Dr. Isabel Gallin (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), the interactive installation \u201cCode Beautiful Like a Clock\u201d was on display at the ZKM | Center for Art and Media on Friday, July 11, 2025. 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