SYMPOSIUM at Peeking beyond the Ending
From the intricacies of artificial intelligence to the labyrinth of datafication and its very physical remnants, our engagement molds the very fabric of our present and future realities. This profound influence compels us to seek an array of perspectives, delving deep into the societal implications of our technological evolution.
Join us in traversing these uncharted territories at a symposium where visionaries and experts converge, exploring the impact of technology on our societies through the lens of science (non-)fiction.
Program
•13:30 CET Welcome: Marleen Wynants
•13:40 CET Opening keynote: Hans Van Nuffel
Panel 1 – Technology as Cultural Carrier Bag
Time: 14:00- 15:15 CET
How do artists subvert the “linear, progressive, Time’s-(killing)-arrow mode of the Techno Heroic”? Guided by Ursula K. Le Guin’s perspective, this panel explores ways of narrating a future with technology that is not necessarily Promethean or apocalyptic.
Moderator: Anastasia Karagianni
Speakers: Jerry Galle - Dasha Ilina - Ginevra Petrozzi
Panel 2 – Data-centered Bodies
Time: 15:30-16:45 CET
How does the intricate relationship between human bodies and data challenge conventional notions of embodiment and autonomy? Human flesh intertwines with the binary, birthing a new paradigm of existence. As boundaries blur and the essence of being is rewritten in lines of code and strands of DNA, our futures are shaped at the intersections of biology and digitalisation.
Moderator: Ine Van Zeeland
Speakers: Roel Heremans - Griet Verhenneman - Erik Laes
Panel 3 – Peeking beyond E-waste
Time: 16:45-18:00 CET
As technological progress continues unabated, electronic waste continues to accumulate. It is often shipped to underdeveloped countries worldwide, away from Western scrutiny. At what point do we define something as waste, and what does our approach to handling it reveal about ourselves?
Moderator: Marleen Wynants
Speakers: Joren Peeters - Becky Kazansky - Teresa Fernández Pello
Resonant Exchange
Time: 18:00 CET
The transition from live music to recordings allowed music and sound to exist beyond a single moment. In the realm of digital music, this process is often reversed. A collaboration between an electronic musician and a dancer explores the challenges of translating purely virtual sounds into a dynamic, live performance using motion capture technology.
•Musician: Daan Geysen
•Dancer: Cheyenne Illegems
PRACTICAL INFO
📅 28 March, 13:30 - 18:30 (+reception)
📍 Symposium location:
New Zebra (Room Ned Kahn)
Ghent, Gustaaf Callierlaan 231
📍 Exhibition location:
Zebrastraat (Exhibition Space)
Ghent, Zebrastraat 32