Permacomputing Your Way Out of Casual Dystopia
workshop by Ola Bonati and Brendan Howell
find.select.transform
About the event
The workshop led by Ola Bonati and Brendan Howell aims to provide participants with a playful exploration of the concepts and philosophy of permacompiting. In one day, we will experiment with alternative ways of communication using repurposed electronics and based on speculative futures. We will create role-playing scenarios in which constant (and instant) access to the network is not a given. Can we force ourselves to think of resource-minimalist futures while living in a maximalist reality? How can we regain some of the agency by stepping out of the mainstream use of media? How can we apply permacomputing principles in our daily practice? We invite you to join us in pursuit of answers to these questions!
Artists
Ola Bonati is a researcher and storyteller working on topics exploring the implications of various technologies on our culture. In her work, she investigates the consequences of Web 3.0 hype, politics of design, digital monopolies, platform labor, and individual digital habits. She frequently turns to writing (ranting) about technology but remains hopeful and playful by creating critical new media pieces and interactive workshops. https://olabonati.com
Brendan Howell is an artist and a reluctant engineer. He is the creator of numerous interactive artworks and inventions. Additionally, he has spent a lot of time teaching digital practices in applied and fine arts at various European higher education institutions. He lives in Berlin, Germany but can often be found walking in wooded areas of Northern Europe or enjoying pastoral life in Hacksneck, Virginia, USA with his extended family. http://wintermute.org/
Event Series
The exhibition Alt Nets is part of the project find.select.transform – Resilient Networks in a Wounded World, which responds to the pressing social, ecological, and economic challenges of our time. It employs artistic positions to critically examine how current technological developments and organizational practices can contribute to a sustainable transformation of our society.
The project aims to highlight alternative strategies, aesthetic positions, and networks that challenge the conventional understanding of growth. In doing so, it emphasizes the role of art in narrating such developments and seeks ways to address power imbalances and extractivism.
The focus will be on artistic positions regarding the climate catastrophe and community networks that promote democratic participation and equality.
The schedule for 2024 includes the symposium in June and September, the presentation of telepresent artists and a live streaming event in October as well as the exhibition and accompanying programs from September to October. The variety of formats promotes interdisciplinarity and multiperspectivity.
Partners
The realization of exhibition is made possible by funds from the Hauptstadtkulturfonds.
