AI and agency in the more-than-human world GUESTS James Bridle is a writer, artist and technologist. Their artworks have been commissioned by galleries and institutions and exhibited worldwide and on the internet. They are the author of 'New Dark Age' (2018) and 'Ways of Being' (2022). Their work can be found at http://jamesbridle.com. HOST Severin Matusek is a cultural theorist and founder of co—matter, a creative studio exploring the cultural and societal impact of new technologies. IDEAS AND PEOPLE IN CONTEXT Ways of Being, a book about AI, non-human intelligence, ecology, biological comp ..read more

World modeling for future scenarios. GUESTS Patricia Reed is an artist and writer based in Berlin. Her work concerns the entanglements between epistemology, modeling and politics adapted to planetary scales of cohabitation. She is also part of the Laboria Cuboniks ‘Xenofeminist’ working group. HOST Severin Matusek is a writer and founder of co—matter, a research & strategy studio exploring the cultural and societal impact of new technologies. IDEAS AND PEOPLE IN CONTEXT The End of a World is an essay by Patricia Reed that examines the distinction between the global and the planetary. You ..read more

What does it mean to have a right to clean air? GUESTS Daniela Gandorfer is Assistant Professor at University of Westminster Law School, London, with a PhD from Princeton University. Her research focuses on law and emerging modes of normativity in scientific and technological frontier spaces - such as quantum physics, digital and crypto technologies and psychedelics. HOST Severin Matusek is a cultural theorist and founder of co—matter, a creative studio exploring the cultural and societal impact of new technologies. IDEAS AND PEOPLE IN CONTEXT The Logische Phantasie Lab (LoPh) is a non-profit ..read more

A door to an alternate reality. GUESTS Space Popular is a research-driven architecture, design, and media studio that explores the future spirit of spatial experience through virtual reality, film, exhibitions, speculative writing, as well as buildings and objects. Space Popular is directed by Lara Lesmes & Fredrik Hellberg. HOST Severin Matusek is a writer, curator, strategist and founder of co—matter, a creative studio exploring the cultural and societal impact of new technologies. IDEAS AND PEOPLE IN CONTEXT The Portal Galleries is a research project creating an archive of portals in f ..read more

The changing role of cultural institutions. GUESTS Merel van Helsdingen founded Nxt Museum during the pandemic. It’s the first museum in the Netherlands dedicated to new media art. Tina Lorenz is the Project Manager for Digital Development at Staatstheater Augsburg. She grew up a member of the Chaos Computer Club and is a founding member of the hackspaces metalab Vienna and Binary Kitchen Regensburg. Since 2012, she has published and spoken on the possibilities of digital theatre. HOST Severin Matusek is a strategist and founder of co—matter, a creative studio exploring the cultural and societ ..read more

World-building for an emancipatory future. GUESTS Keiken is an interdisciplinary artist collective co-founded by Isabel Ramos, Hana Omori and Tanya Cruz. Martina Menegon is an artist working predominantly with Interactive and Extended Reality Art and was co-curator at 2022’s CIVA festival. Eva Fischer is an independent curator, cultural manager and lecturer in the field of experimental media, immersive art and technology. Since 2021, she has been directing the new Viennese media art festival CIVA - Contemporary Immersive Visual Art. HOST Severin Matusek is a strategist and founder of co—matter ..read more

What does a European approach to innovation look like? When thinking about digital innovation and policy around technology we often view it either through the lens of Silicon Valley surveillance capitalism or Chinese digital authoritarianism. We don’t often think about what a European approach to innovation might look like. Francesca Bria on the other hand spends most of her time thinking about just that. In our conversation, Francesca offered insight on Europe’s role in digital innovation, how culture informs technology and how citizens can get active in the area of digital innovation and pol ..read more

Can 3D printing bring us closer to nature? 3D printing has reached a level of quality and complexity that the boundaries of what’s possible with the technology feel almost limitless. We can create entirely new shapes, geometries and materials that would be otherwise impossible to manufacture and in many industries, it’s helping to make processes more efficient and more sustainable. Julia Koerner is an innovator in the use of 3D printing in the fashion space and that’s why we took the time to sit down with her to better understand how these processes and her work are continuing to evolve. GUEST ..read more

How do we relate to a global market that is increasingly impersonal? Blockchain Chicken Farm: And Other Stories of Tech in China’s Countryside is the most recent book from artist and technologist Xiaowei Wang. We sat down with Xiaowei to discuss innovations in China’s countryside, agency in the tech community and how reading tarot gave them a sense of connection during a disconnected pandemic. GUEST Xiaowei Wang is a technologist, a filmmaker, an artist and a writer. As creative director at Logic magazine their work encompasses community-based and public art projects, data visualization, techn ..read more

How can theatre use technology to enhance its experience? Ben Kidd, one half of theatre production company Dead Centre, believes theatre must have relevance to modern-day society. Together with Stefanie Schmitt, a dramaturg and stage manager at Vienna’s Burgtheater, we sat down with him to find out exactly what that means. GUEST Ben Kidd is a freelance director and co-artistic director of Dead Centre, a production company based in Dublin. Founded by Bush Moukarzel and Ben Kidd in Dublin in 2012, Dead Centre have gained a reputation as one of Ireland’s most innovative and exciting companies ove ..read more