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Art Is Not a Thing

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Artificial Intelligence
Art
Robotics
Surveillance Capitalism
Andes Mountains
Data Privacy
Signal
Guanaquerx
Democracy
Generative Art
Argentina
Art and Technology
Monopoly
Propaganda
Internet Policy
Public Discourse
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José De San Martín
Post-Truth Museum
Warfare

Art Is Not a Thing is a podcast series about art as a practice of critical inquiry, knowledge production and world-building. From media art, bio-art, sound art to digital activism, speculative design, or data storytelling, the series delves into artistic work that reflects on, questions, and reimagines our practices in and of the world.

The series is developed in collaboration with Radio Ö1.

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Using both the conditions and limitations of the photographic medium, Trevor Paglen's investigations into state surveillance, military operations, and data collection raise questions about truth, deception, and imagination. In this episode, Hannah Ba... more

In this episode, Hanna Balber talks with architect Marina Otero Verzier about the environmental cost of data centres. Challenging the image of the 'cloud' as an immaterial entity, her project, Computational Compost, uses heat from computer servers to... more

In this episode, Hannah talks to German media artist Simon Weckert about the societal impacts of digitalisation and his artistic strategies to disrupt, redirect, or reduce the logic of systems to absurdity. His work points to the vulnerability of all... more

In this episode, Hannah Balber talks to German-Iraqi artist Nora Al-Badri about the colonial inscriptions borne by Europe’s cultural heritage. Her work, The Post-truth Museum, reignites seemingly irresolvable debates about restitution. In glitchy dee... more

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Recent Guests

Trevor Paglen
American photographer, author, and geographer known for investigating hidden power systems and technologies that shape society.
Episode: The Politics of Seeing and Being Seen
Marina Otero Verzier
Spanish architect and researcher focused on digital infrastructures and climate impacts
Episode: Computational Compost: Against the Resource Intensivity of Data Centers
Simon Weckert
German media artist focusing on the societal impacts of digitalization.
University of Arts in Linz and University of Applied Arts in Vienna
Episode: System Vulnerability
Nora Al-Badri
German-Iraqi conceptual media artist and lecturer
Eid Genossische Hochschule
Episode: Post-truth Museums and Their Post-colonial Directors
Paula Gaetano Adi
Argentine artist and researcher at the intersection of robotics and social practices
Rhode Island School of Design
Episode: Robotic Journeys through the Andes
Sarah Ciston
Artist and researcher focusing on AI and warfare.
Center for Advanced Internet Studies
Episode: Web of AI: Linking Homes and Battlefields
Yulia Sion
Researcher at Tallinn University focusing on mediated touch and wearables
Tallinn University
Episode: Touching Memories
Nuno Correia
Associated Professor and media artist at Tallinn University
Tallinn University
Episode: Touching Memories
Michael Banissy
Professor of Psychological Sciences and author
University of Bristol
Episode: Touching Memories

Hosts

Hannah Balber
Co-host and creator, discussing art and technology with guests, fostering critical inquiry on societal impacts.
Ana Carabelea
Co-host and producer, collaboratively engaging in discussions about contemporary art and technology.

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Computational Compost: Against the Resource Intensivity of Data Centers
Q: What would you say, what is the main goal of the project?
The main goal is to reconsider our relationship with data and explore how biology and technology can coexist without harming the planet.
Computational Compost: Against the Resource Intensivity of Data Centers
Q: What are the main ecological consequences of the current data storage infrastructure?
Data centers require large amounts of energy, water, and resources, contributing to environmental degradation and climate change.
Post-truth Museums and Their Post-colonial Directors
Q: Do you have a vision of what a museum of the future could look like?
A more global, accessible museum that reflects diverse perspectives and includes individuals such as a Syrian director for collections relevant to their heritage.
Post-truth Museums and Their Post-colonial Directors
Q: What needs to change? What should happen with these objects?
Museums need a new culture that goes beyond symbolic gestures, focusing instead on radically rethinking their identities and practices.
Post-truth Museums and Their Post-colonial Directors
Q: How was this workshop for you? What challenged or inspired you to keep thinking about these issues?
The cognitive dissonance and acknowledgment of wrong practices within museums inspired further reflection on the necessary changes in the sector.

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