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Algoliterary Podcasts 10.01.2019
As a contribution to 'Data Workers', the Algolit exhibition that will open on 28 March in Mundaneum in Mons, we will create a series of short podcasts with stories related to algorithms, text and artistic creation. The series will be recorded in collaboration with Radio Panik, broadcasted on their radio and through the EU-network of […]
Call for participants: Networks with an Attitude 08.01.2019
7-13 April 2019 @ Antwerp/BE "Networks do not tell all stories equally. Networks, like all entities with stories, tell most readily those stories in whose reflection they see themselves." [Eleanor Saitta, 2012] The internet is dead, long live the internets! In 2025, the internet will consist of either gated communities or decentralised independent instances. For […]
Networks with an Attitude 08.01.2019
The internet is dead, long live the internets! In 2025, the internet will consist of either gated communities or decentralised independent instances. For those who want to be connected while choosing their own dependencies, there is no other option than to draw up new networks and experiment with both historical and innovative protocols. Networks with […]
Death will not tear us apart 04.01.2019
In the course of 1948, the lives of the authors Sergej Eisenstein, Marie-Elisabeth Belpaire, Jacques Feyder, Cissy van Marxveldt and many others came to an end. Seventy years later, in 2019, the intellectual property protection on their oeuvre expires. Finally, their works enter the Public Domain and are from now on available for reuse for […]
Design sprint federated chat ecosystem 04.01.2019
XMPP is a long standing protocol for libre federated chat which in recent years brought the federated chat ecosystem to modern mobile clients, cross device chat and end-to-end encryption. Running up to FOSDEM, the XMPP community hosts a design sprint in Brussels. More info + how to join: https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/design-sprint-for-federated-chat-ecosystem-xmpp-30-1-and-01-2-bruxelles/830 [zie also: Networks with an (...) […]
Constant @ transmediale 04.01.2019
The 2019 edition of transmediale focuses on the role of emotions, empathy, and cultural emergence in digital culture. Constant co-moderates one of its two Study Circles on Affective Infrastructures and in addition, is involved in multiple workshops and events: The Affective Infrastructures Study Circle What does ‘affective infrastructures' mean and why might this composite term […]
The Streaming Hypothesis: Hacker Pedagogy 28.12.2018
In the context of Any Change Calls for Resistance, this year's winterschool at RITCs curated by Christoph Meierhans, Constant contributes with The Streaming Hypothesis. This two week workshop will be a hands-on experience with the politics and technologies of streaming. On 15 January, invited guests C.I.R.C.E. join us in Viavia to discuss 'Hacker Pedagogy', an […]
Linear Regression as a Storyteller 30.11.2018
Linear Regression is one of the most well known and well understood algorithms in statistics and machine learning. It has been around for almost 200 years. It is an attractive model because the representation is so simple. Based on the documentation of the previous Algolit session, we will use this technique as a recipe for […]
Forest Law + Night Soil - Nocturnal Gardening 30.11.2018
On Tuesday evening, Z33 organizes, in the context of the Alchorisma worksession, a screening of two films that focus on the themes of magic and spirituality. The two films show how artists respond, in their own way, to our contemporary interaction with elements from the earth and nature. Forest Law by Ursula Biemann & Paulo […]
Worksession 30.11.2018
Alchorisma alludes to the relationships between algorithms, charisma, rhythm, alchemy and karma. Alchorisma is a Constant worksession which looks at integrating cosmogenetic views with the charisma surrounding technology. We look at ways to infect existing algorithmic models with positions that acknowledge the importance of co-existence with non-human entities. The Alchorisma worksession takes place from 2nd […]