LOOPS SESSIONS: Michelle-Marie Letelier

For this LOOPS SESSION we are joined by Michelle-Marie Letelier, an artist and researcher based in Berlin, who will introduce us to her practice. There will be a screening of the work "The Bone", both on screen and in VR, an interactive experience in virtual reality inside the skull of a wild salmon, addressing ethical and ecological issues related to salmon farming, domestication and coexistence with this species, from a non-anthropocentric, eco-philosophical and indigenous perspective.

Her multimedia installations, photographs, videos, drawings and objects embrace orchestrated transformations of natural resources, alongside extensive wide-ranging, interdisciplinary research into the landscapes where their exploitation and speculation take place. Through her work, she places together different epochs, regions and societies, examining political-economic, historical and cultural aspects.

Her work has been shown internationally in biennials, galleries, museums and institutions, among others: KBH.G (Basel); Tabakalera (San Sebastián); OrGallery (Vancouver); Kunstmuseum Bonn; Villa Romana (Florence); Stanislavsky Electrotheatre (Moscow); Gropius-Bau (Berlin) and many more.

The event takes place in our studio + livestream and is open to all.

In cooperation of #Berlinforschtmit of the Berlin University Alliance with New Practice in Art and Technology

Start: 7p.m.

Where?: Studio von New Practice in Art and Technology; Hauptgebäude der Technischen Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Alter Lesesaal, Raum H3021

LOOPS with John-Dylan Haynes, AA Cavia & Marie-Luise Angerer

The increasing incorporation of machine learning in neuroscience research as well as the use of the human brain as metaphor in current and historical conceptions of artificial intelligence, bring up the need for a (re)negotiation of intelligence, mind and brain, and consciousness. AA Cavia (Computer Scientist, Philosophy of Computation, Author of ‘Logiciel’), Prof. Dr. John-Dylan Haynes (Professor of Neuroscience, Director of BCAN, Charité) and Prof. Dr. Marie-Luise Angerer (Professor of Media Theory, University of Potsdam, Author of ‘Nonconscious’) will approach this negotiation from their specific perspectives, converging in a shared discussion.

The event takes place in our studio at TU Berlin and is also live-streamed.

Start: 7 p.m.

Where?: Studio von New Practice in Art and Technology; Hauptgebäude der Technischen Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Alter Lesesaal, Raum H3021

In cooperation of #Berlinforschtmit of the Berlin University Alliance with New Practice in Art and Technology

LOOPS SESSIONS: Agnes Meyer-Brandis

For this LOOPS SESSION, we are joined by Agnes Meyer-Brandis, a Berlin based artist with a background in sculpture and new media, who will introduce us to her practice. She creates works on the fringes of science, fiction and fabulation. Educated first in mineralogy, followed by studies at the art academies in Maastricht, Düsseldorf and Cologne, she has founded the Research Raft, a fictitious Institute for Art & Subjective Science that purposefully ‘is asking questions but gives no answers’ in fields such as climate research, environmental studies, meteorology, as well as synthetic and artistic biology.

Meyer-Brandis’ work has been exhibited worldwide and awarded with many prizes, including two Prix Ars Electronica Awards of Distinction & the European Kairos prize.

In cooperation of #Berlinforschtmit of the Berlin University Alliance with New Practice in Art and Technology

Start: 7 p.m.

Where?: Studio of New Practice in Art and Technology; Hauptgebäude der Technischen Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Alter Lesesaal, Raum H3021

LOOPS SESSION: Fronte Vacuo & Luca Pagan

How do performative arts intersect and reflect contemporary society and the socioeconomic and cultural situation? Delving into the possibilities of expression and performance enabled by new technologies, Fronte Vacuo (a transdisciplinary performance group based in Berlin) and Luca Pagan (sound artist, performer, and independent researcher) join us to discuss their respective practices. Join us for an evening centered around transdisciplinary collaborations between performance art and technology, bringing forth new methodologies of research and reflection.

The event takes place in our studio + livestream and is open to all.

In cooperation of #Berlinforschtmit of the Berlin University Alliance with New Practice in Art and Technology

Start: 7 p.m.

Where?: Studio von New Practice in Art and Technology; Hauptgebäude der Technischen Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Alter Lesesaal, Raum H3021

LOOPS SESSION: Alison Sperling, Emiliano Guaraldo & Marco Malvestio

As planetary modeling and visualization techniques advance, their effects extend beyond scientific knowledge production pervading the social and cultural domains of life. Alison Sperling (Assistant Professor at Florida State University), Marco Malvestio ( Assistant Professor at University of Padua) and Emiliano Guaraldo (Postdoctoral Researcher at Ca' Foscari University Venice) joins us for a discussion on the critical significance of data extraction and scenario making as they shape social perceptions of the planet’s futures and humanity’s presence, or absence, within them. This process becomes particularly relevant in light of the Anthropocene paradigm and the many narratives challenging, expanding, and recentering this proposed “epoch of man”.

The event takes place in our studio + livestream and is open to all.

In cooperation of #Berlinforschtmit of the Berlin University Alliance with New Practice in Art and Technology

Start: 7 p.m.

Where?: Studio von New Practice in Art and Technology; Hauptgebäude der Technischen Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Alter Lesesaal, Raum H3021

LOOPS SESSION: Fronte Vacuo & Luca Pagan

How do performative arts intersect and reflect contemporary society and the socioeconomic and cultural situation? Delving into the possibilities of expression and performance enabled by new technologies, Fronte Vacuo (a transdisciplinary performance group based in Berlin) and Luca Pagan (sound artist, performer, and independent researcher) join us to discuss their respective practices. Join us for an evening centered around transdisciplinary collaborations between performance art and technology, bringing forth new methodologies of research and reflection.

The event takes place in our studio + livestream and is open to all.

In cooperation of #Berlinforschtmit of the Berlin University Alliance with New Practice in Art and Technology

Start: 7 p.m.

Ort: Studio von New Practice in Art and Technology; Hauptgebäude der Technischen Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Alter Lesesaal, Raum H3021

LOOPS SESSION: Milagros Miceli & Sana Ahmad

Artificial Intelligence and Platforms rely heavily on a system of global extraction and the exploitation of data workers. Dr. Milagros Miceli (Research Lead at Weizenbaum , DAIR Researcher) & Dr. Sana Ahmad (Researcher at Helmut Schmidt University) join us to discuss the power asymmetries and labor conditions of hidden and precarized data workers, often swept under the rug in the promotion of "Ethical AI" by multinational tech companies. They will share their individual research and perspectives on the labor conditions of data labelling and content moderation towards an understanding of Ethical AI that puts workers and their organisation first.

The event takes place in our studio + livestream and is open to all.

In cooperation of #Berlinforschtmit of the Berlin University Alliance with New Practice in Art and Technology

Start: 7 p.m.

Where?: Studio von New Practice in Art and Technology; Hauptgebäude der Technischen Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Alter Lesesaal, Raum H3021

LOOPS SESSIONS: Kennedy + Swan

We are joined for this LOOPS SESSION by kennedy+swan (founded in 2013), comprising of the work of the two artists Bianca Kennedy and Swan Collective. When working together, they explore the future of evolution and its impact on plants, animals, and humans. These utopias are liberated from human supremacy, illuminating the ecological benefits of hybrid life forms, and addressing the twisted relationship between humans and machines. For their videos, VR and AR installations, the duo employs a variety of animation techniques: drawings, stereoscopic film footage, 3D-scanned landscapes, and self-built characters create a dense network of analog and digital imagery. Recent works utilize and reflect the rise of Artificial Intelligence by integrating AI-generated texts and images into their animations.

kennedy+swan exhibit internationally in galleries, museums, and festivals. Exhibitions include the Lyon Biennial, Gropius Bau Berlin, Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig, Bärenzwinger Berlin, CCBB Rio de Janeiro, Loop Discover Award and Sundance Film Festival. They live in Berlin.

The event takes place in our studio + livestream and is open to all.

In cooperation of #Berlinforschtmit of the Berlin University Alliance with New Practice in Art and Technology

Start: 7 p.m.

Where?: Studio von New Practice in Art and Technology; Hauptgebäude der Technischen Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Alter Lesesaal, Raum H3021

LOOPS SESSION: Tekla Aslanishvili & Adem Ferizaj

Tekla Aslanishvili (Artist, Film Maker & Essayist) and Adem Ferizaj (Researcher at SOAS London) explore the power dynamics and societal hierarchies within regions at the borderlands between concepts of Europe and Asia on the Eurasian plate (South Caucasus, Caspian regions, and the Balkans) while considering the influence of history, contemporary knowledge production practices and statecraft, shedding light on power dynamics and their historical and con-temporary implications.

Tekla Aslanishvili's work delves into global energy geographies and the evolution of power production and transit infrastructures, exploring the layers of myths, historical narratives, and contemporary knowledge that shape contemporary energy politics.

Adem Ferizaj's work centers around postcoloniality and the roles of Muslim-majority populations from the Balkans in global hierarchies of whiteness. This includes an epistemological study of their position and representation within the broader societal and political context.

The event takes place in our studio + livestream and is open to all.

In cooperation of #Berlinforschtmit of the Berlin University Alliance with New Practice in Art and Technology

Start: 7 p.m.

Where?: Studio von New Practice in Art and Technology; Hauptgebäude der Technischen Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Alter Lesesaal, Raum H3021