Reading Sessions
On Algorithmic (In)Equality: Colonial Continuities
Online ZoomThe cyber space is a non-neutral space of constant consternation. Multiple dualisms ensue; the individual and the space, the individual and the platform and the individual with their own self-image. It becomes really important, then, to critically engage with the space, decolonize it and reclaim it. The hyper presence of the algorithm in our [...]
Formations Rather than Forms: The I
Online ZoomExploring the choreographies of the human position Join Cindy Moorman in a guest series of Reading Sessions at Future Based. Immerse yourself in a collaborative investigation of the possibility of fluid connections in a world that often demands a definitive composition. Through philosophical and cultural texts, we investigate the movement and position of the [...]
On Algorithmic (In)Equality: The Uneven Geographies of Knowledge
Online ZoomThe idea that information exists in a cloud, a non-spatial vacuum where its movements are mystified, is an illustration that needs to be contested. Information moves through the internet in fascinating ways; it shapes spaces, molds them, manifests realities, transforms interactions, mutates itself, and goes viral. The lifecycle of a tweet, a picture, a [...]
Formations Rather than Forms: The Other(s)
Online ZoomExploring the choreographies of the human position Join Cindy Moorman in a guest series of Reading Sessions at Future Based. Immerse yourself in a collaborative investigation of the possibility of fluid connections in a world that often demands a definitive composition. Through philosophical and cultural texts, we investigate the movement and position of the [...]
Reading Session: On Human Centered Ecology and Technosocial Networks
Online ZoomAs we live on the brink of an environmental emergency, a new. understanding of Technological ecology must be cultivated. The carbon cost of one email with an attachment of 1MB is 19 grams of CO2. It is of no exaggeration when we say that every click counts; data-led systems contribute to new ecologies while [...]
Formations Rather than Forms: The We
Online ZoomExploring the choreographies of the human position Join Cindy Moorman in a guest series of Reading Sessions at Future Based. Immerse yourself in a collaborative investigation of the possibility of fluid connections in a world that often demands a definitive composition. Through philosophical and cultural texts, we investigate the movement and position of the [...]
On Algorithmic (In)Equality: On World Building and (Re)Defining Algorithmic Ecologies
An Algorithm is often cited as a recipe or a script. A concept that was coined in the 12th century, derived from the work of Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī. At the time, an algorithm was a revolutionary concept, but after a long journey of exploring algorithms, algorithmic cultures and algorithmic platforms, the concept needs [...]
Symbiotic Robotics ( robots as a species)
Utrechtse Boekenbar Westerkade 2, Utrecht, NetherlandsNo longer purely figures in science fiction, robots make up a progressively larger part of society due to developments in artificial intelligence. As we guide ourselves through our evolving relationships with robots assisting us in a diverse range of disciplines, such as well-being, health, and sex, we form our own ideas about what human-machine [...]
Cli-Fi Narratives -Telling you NOW
Utrechtse Boekenbar Westerkade 2, Utrecht, NetherlandsOften going beyond the standard discourse, climate fiction depicts alternative scenario’s to climate change. For example, in Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer, a team of scientists explore the expanding ‘Area X’ to document its mutated flora and fauna, causing us to wonder how species will adapt to climate change. Not only confronting us with how [...]
Anticipated Futures – On Post-Apocalyptic Living
Online ZoomWhat do you think the end of the world would look like? Stories about the apocalypse and post-apocalyptic living have been popular across time and space, such as zombie novel World War Z by Max Brooks and Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, which involves a flu pandemic. We use it to escape [...]