[ecrea] Transcoding Flusser: Synthetic Thinking

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West Den Haag in cooperation with the ZKM | Center for Art and Media,
Karlsruhe & Academy of Arts, Berlin invite you to the exhibition 
"Without Firm
Ground: Vilém Flusser and the Arts" and West Den Haag generously hosts an
international symposium with Rainer Guldin, Fiona Hanley, Katerina Krtilova,
Peter Mahr, Marcel René Marburger, Arjen Mulder, Simone Osthoff, Polona
Tratnik and others. Convened & moderated by Baruch Gottlieb and Steffi 
Winkler.

*TRANSCODING FLUSSER: Synthetic Thinking*
*15-16 April 2016*
*The Hague*

<http://westdenhaag.nl/exhibitions/16_04_Flusser/more1>


Computer codes, especially the code of synthetic images may free us from the
tyranny of linear thinking, says Vilém Flusser. Drawing attention to 
ongoing
cultural transformations in technical revolutions, Flusser provocatively
implores us today, the citizens of a world transfused with invisible, light-
speed, electronic information exchange, to communicate using synthetic (or
technical) images and 'no longer words'. Flusser's poetically composed
philosophy attempts to overcome and undermine the tradition of thinking in
dichotomies, as it aims to transcend the traditional opposition of art and
philosophy. Translating between cultural practices, Flusser was dedicated to
the transformation of our conditions. In this symposium, we wish to discuss
Flusser’s proposals for synthetic image-thinking, particularly the 
promise of
agency he positions there.

Flusser strongly suggested that exhibitions always be accompanied by a rich
participative program, to elaborate the gesture of exhibition through active
public engagement with the themes and objects of the display. To this end we
are holding a special two-day international symposium with committed
Flusserians on April 15th and 16th.

In order to concentrate our reflections and make the most of the 
synergies of
the particular scholars brought together in the space for maybe the 
first and
only time, we have designed a colloquium-style presentation schema where all
presenters sit around the table and comment on eachothers presentations. The
public is invited to assemble around the colloquium and intervene as need
be.Our symposium is oriented towards deepening our research interests in
Flusser’s writing, connecting his concerns with the contemporary 
technological
environment, and to generating lively and critical dialogues on themes of
mutual concern, with each presentation building on the preceding 
discussions.

We are looking forward to seeing you!

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Steffi Winkler

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