thesis

Performance art has the idea of something happening, something that's unplanned or unscripted or spontaneous. I think it's a really good match for the subject matter I'm dealing with because often when we interact with technology, it's coming to us through some commercial distribution mechanism. We're often not given a lot of choice in how and whe

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Through this multifaceted translational work, artists help shape how technologies are perceived, discussed, and ultimately integrated into society, cultivating technological literacy that encompasses both practical understanding and critical reflection beyond specialist communities v. AxAT practitioners don't simply present existing technological r... See more

Technologies like AI or drones are before-culture technologies. They have arrived earlier than our cultural capacity to understand what they might mean. Therefore the role of artistic R&D is less about imagining what might come next and more about imagining how we might respond to the things that have already been created. This is critical bec

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What distinguishes AxAT work is its simultaneously exploratory and critical approach. AxAT practitioners create connections between disparate domains - science, culture, philosophy, politics - revealing the multidimensional nature of technological systems. They often draw people into the 'magic' e of technology, illuminating its wondrous capabiliti... See more