Yesterday I opened and closed the Futurity Long Conversation event at Transmediale10 by introducing a new theory of time, ‘Geek Time’ and unpicking the Transmediale theme of Futurity.
Yesterday I opened and closed the Futurity Long Conversation event at Transmediale10 by introducing a new theory of time, ‘Geek Time’ and unpicking the Transmediale theme of Futurity.
I was invited to Picnic09 to give a main stage talk, it is always exciting to speak at Europes largest social media gathering, and my talk explored the theme of “bringing the future into the present.”
Alongside this, FutureEverything was invited to present at Picnic09 a continuation of our Environment 2.0 project from Futuresonic 2009, one of two
In Berlin during July I was invited to take part in a discussion on art and ecology, with Kulturstiftung des Bundes, the German Federal Cultural Foundation, who are looking to develop an art and climate change strategy for Germany.
Environment 2.0 looks at how locative art can develop “new senses” and share discoveries with neighbors and people around the globe to become a part of a worldwide network of “one billion eyes.”
The 2009 exhibition is the culmination of three years of activities by Futuresonic in Manchester, Singapore, Lancaster and Berlin which commenced in 2006. It adds an engagement in the environment to the festival’s now perennial themes of society, technology and the city, in an exhibition featuring thirty international artists and ten world premiers.