@Schmiede Hallein, Alte Schmiede
Mauttorpromenade 7a, 5400 Hallein
TALK:
„Navigating the Absurd: A Rigorous Manual for the Post-Truth Age“
Feeling overwhelmed by the sheer, unadulterated absurdity of modern existence? Drowning in a deluge of misinformation, surveillance, and existential dread? Traditional coping mechanisms have failed you. But fear not, lost soul! This program offers a lifeline – a cold, hard dose of reality delivered through the unassailable logic of science, mathematics, and computation. We won’t promise happiness, but we will provide the analytical tools to dissect the mechanisms of your despair. Prepare to confront the algorithms, untangle the networks, and quantify the chaos that defines our glorious, post-truth era.
SPEAKER:
Erik Zepka is a media artist, performer, scientific researcher and educator He is interested in how science and technology shape our collective concepts, and how art, parody and education can reflect that. He has presented and published this work around the world whether as artist (Furtherfield, Transfer Gallery, Pearl Art Museum), scientist (Tongji University, MIT, New York University), or researcher (Simon Fraser University, University of Victoria, Shanghaitech University).
Language: EN
picture credit: Erik Zepka
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