"We are radiotropes. Just as other lifeforms orientate themselves in response to the radiation of the Sun, many human behaviours are now shaped by network topographies and the invisible landscape of electromagnetic signals. We prepare for the quiet zone of the metro and notice how data speeds vary as we move across geographies."

Being Radiotropic is composed of a series of eccentric wireless routers that explore our sensitivity to the presence or absence of wireless networks. One router provides a network that fluctuates over 28 days with the phases of the Moon. Another is controlled by a living plant and inserts photos of itself into unencrypted web pages. A third requires a user to light a candle to bring up its network. These devices shun technological ideals that have emerged with the internet – that of fast, always-on, uninterrupted connectivity. Instead, their deliberate intermittence and worldly entanglements encourage a shift in attention away from virtual environments, and to local conditions.