Alexei Blinov: Hero of the Cybersphere (1965-2019)
by Simon Worthington @mrchristian99 – co-founder Mute
I use Cybersphere rather than Cyberspace as Alexei occupied the digital
space just above the earth's crust with WiFi and lasers and not only the
imagined Cyberspace of the virtual — World on a Wire (Welt am Draht), or
the Internet.
I knew Alexei in the late 1990s/2000s in London and Berlin, whether
running Open Wireless aerial building workshops together at the
University of Openness in London's East End — a self instituted
university — or at the BerLon
<https://www.metamute.org/editorial/articles/libre-non-gratis-berlon>
‘PicoPeering Agreement' meeting in Bootlab or at 'Wizards of OS' FOSS
conference — both in Berlin, where Alexei would be demoing the 'Hive'
mesh-networking WiFi system.
Alexei was always the one driving things forward, quiet crazily — with
wires popping out all over the place, a continual work-in-progress, but
importantly with the courage that makes a true artist — that of not
needing to inhabit the persona of the artists or make works that need to
look like art.
Libre, Non-Gratis, Berlon, 2002, Mute
https://www.metamute.org/editorial/articles/libre-non-gratis-berlon
<https://www.metamute.org/editorial/articles/libre-non-gratis-berlon?fbclid=IwAR2wOWHIY6g7rLWbIXwC4y_-IeEyrPCgOgNmkJMrUzennrrCPfhnArDVrac>
Moments with Alexei Blinov (1965-2019)
February 2, 2020 @ c-base
Rungestraße 20, 10179 Berlin
6pm door open.
7-9pm – talks and talks
*Simon Worthington on Alexei Blinov: Hero of the Cybersphere
* Vladimir Grafov (long time collaborator) introduces overall body of
alexei's work, raylab, also introduce the archive project
* Once the AIR - recounting Alexei Blinov’s collaboration with
consume.net <http://consume.net>, free2air, richair, hivenetworks,
freifunk, doomsday of blockchain……… with Vladimir Grafov, Adam Burns,
James Stevens, Shu Lea Cheang, Cvan, Elektra, juergen Neumann.
* Riding waves with Alexei Blinov
Kaffe Matthews introduces sonic bike project, update by Danja Vasiliev,
Sarah Grant, and Franz Xaver (STWST, Linz) on radio projects.
9pm - 11pm Performance with
kaffe Matthews, Martin Howse
Delfinov
Iwanka Skrivanek
Xname 11pm onward – Vladimir Grafov lights up the dance floor with laser
beams.
DJs: Iwanka Skrivanek+++++++
ALL NIGHT
*** MIKE OPEN
There would be a mike on stand for anyone who wants to speak out, share
thoughts on Alexei Blinov.
***KITCHEN OPEN
On the menu
Adam Burns/ragu pot
Kaffe Matthews/ pancakes savoury, deep chocolate
Martin Howse/grilled shiitake + surprise
Shu Lea Cheang/winter pumpkin miso
Danja Vasiliev /vinaigrette Iwanka Skrivanek/Borsch soup
*** BAR OPEN C-base bar serves beer and softdrink is open for small
price purchase.
As a tribute to Alexei, SVP hardcore vodka drinker BYOB.
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