“We are fundamentally Earthlings,” writes Bjornerud in TURNING TO STONE. In the science fiction novella Story of your Life,[i] a linguist and a physicist attempt to initiate a dialogue with an extraterrestrial species hovering in spaceships above Earth. As the linguist studies the alien language, her perception of time changes. She experiences glimpses of [...]
“Being an earthling in the present moment is an intrinsically sad proposition; arguably even sadder than previous incarnations due to the social dimension of disaster, hastening an already too fleeting finitude. In simpler terms, it did not need to be like this. Humans did not need to trash the planet. They – we [...]
Image: What do planets outside our solar system, or exoplanets, look like? A variety of possibilities are shown in this illustration. Scientists discovered the first exoplanets in the 1990s. As of 2022, the tally stands at just over 5,000 confirmed exoplanets. As Earthlings, we seem to have an unstoppable [...]
“In the realm of colour, chemical colour, synthetic colour, nothing remains the same as it was yesterday.” - Esther Leslie [Synthetic Worlds] In the ocean your global positioning is in constant fluctuation. If you are salmon in the wild a krill appeals to you. It [...]
Review by Oscar Salguero May 19, 2021 Outside the window, a mask is not an unusual sight. I am stuck at home, scrolling, when I stumble upon an Instagram post Instagram post that was later deleted (or archived) as of December 24, 2021 of a woman wearing an elaborated red mask, 105 [...]
The Symbiocene Anthology is a series of alternative artists books reviews by Oscar Salguero relating to the way in which we adapt or immerse ourselves into a post-anthropocene reality. Coined by philosopher Glenn Albrecht, the Symbiocene appeals to a new generation of humans aiming for symbiotic possibilities with nature and the various entities [...]
To investigate the impact of Artificial Intelligence in the media landscape, ACED has initiated the Reverb Channel programme, a trans-disciplinary programme where artists, data scientists and media professionals can carry out investigative experiments and share results to evoke debate with the field and the general public. In collaboration with dr. Peter van der [...]
Text: Augustina Lavickaite | ACED The urge to understand, organize, and structurize the world around us has been part of human existence for as long as we are aware. Complex algorithms, such as programs for self-driving cars, or groups of elementary ones, such as primitive rituals of sacrifice, are examples of actions intended [...]