Camila Galaz asks how the computer became a companion
A free virtual panel marks the close of Diskette//Rosette this Saturday, with Lori Emerson, Laine Nooney, Claire L. Evans and Natasha Chuk on machines sold as soulmates.
- When
- Sat., Nov. 7, 2026, 2 p.m. ET
- Where
- Online, on Zoom
- Cost
- Free with registration
Made for Each Other, a free virtual panel on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2 p.m. ET, looks at how the personal computer was marketed as an intimate companion. It closes Diskette//Rosette, Camila Galaz's first solo exhibition in the United States, which ran at 2nd Story in Lexington, Kentucky, through Oct. 23.
The exhibition took apart IBM's 1980s campaign for the Personal Computer, which starred Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp character, through paintings, video, digital prints and an interactive website. It asked how emotional attachment to machines "continues to be designed, marketed, and normalized today."
Galaz is joined by Lori Emerson, founder of the Media Archaeology Lab, where Galaz did research during a residency; Laine Nooney, author of The Apple II Age; Claire L. Evans, author of Broad Band; and media scholar Natasha Chuk. The panel was announced here, and registration is free.
Galaz also co-hosts Our Friend the Computer, a podcast on overlooked computing histories. Killscreen recently covered a Casio toy diary that works like a secrets console.
Installation views of Diskette//Rosette at 2nd Story, Lexington, Kentucky. Images courtesy 2nd Story.
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