by Pierre-Yves Hurel
Context : This paper is part of a dossier about “Computer” exhibition.
- In the first part (link), I detailed my methodological choices, presented the corpus of newpsaper sources and a chronology of the “Computer” exhibition.
- In the second part (link), I have shown to what extent show was integrated into a context of regional rivalry
- In the third part (link), I listed the companies attending “Computer” and introduce the clientele.
- In this fourth article, I’m considering the ambivalence of targeting the show’s audience and the slow intrusion of cultural artefacts in the exhibition.
- More articles will be published over the coming week
Who was Lausanne’s Computer trade show targeted audience? If you’ve read the previous articles, the answer seems obvious: local swiss professionals. All the more surprising is the emphasis with which the organizers had to repeat that their show was only for professionals, because crowds of enthusiasts and interested families had to be explicitly rejected for years… before a belated about-turn. Continue reading The “Computer” exhibition of Lausanne. Part 4: On the margins of “Computer”: cultural production