Hi Ruth and Danielle, I have to second the great value of trees of late. I bought the Overstory but haven't read it yet, though a friend circulated a recent article about the real-life tree scientist Suzanne Simard who formed the basis for one of the characters.
Daily walks among the cottonwoods along the Mississippi were a great help in completing my book about the Mona Lisa in November. Closer to home there is a giant elm, a rarity since the beetle infestations of the 70's, which I try to greet every day and when no one is watching, hug. 🙂 Very best, Max PS -- thanks for link to article on indigenous concepts in AI, will review. ________________________________ From: NetBehaviour <netbehaviour-boun...@lists.netbehaviour.org> on behalf of Ruth Catlow via NetBehaviour <netbehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org> Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2021 4:52 AM To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity <netbehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org> Cc: Ruth Catlow <ruthcat...@gmail.com>; Danielle Imara <danielleim...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] 3rd Be-coming Tree Global Live Art Event Thanks for sharing this Danielle, And this prompts me to share Making Kin with the Machines, a wonderful article by Jason Lewis, Noelani Arista, Archer Pechawis and Suzanne Kite. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326614247_Making_Kin_with_the_Machines I first came across it republished as a chapter in the (very enjoyable) Atlas of Anomalous AI<https://ignota.org/products/atlas-of-anomalous-ai> edited by Ben Vickers & K Allado-McDowel. It proposes that indigenous protocols and customs are an expression of the best ontologies and epistemologies for healing the land and should therefore be central to all AI developments. Drawing on a range of indigenous systems of knowledge it argues convincingly against the grave error of centering of human flourishing in Joi Ito's Resisting Reduction Manifesto<https://jods.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/resisting-reduction/release/17>. They argue that because knowledge is born of relationship with the land, human ethics demands disciplined and respectful making kin with all things (who are also beings) on earth - aiming for long term balance, and openness to the mystery of relating to multiple sentiences. I think this struck me especially strongly as I have spent the winter holidays taking solace in tramping through dank woodlands and a powerful feeling of being welcomed by the society of trees that live there. Warmly Ruth On Thu, Jan 7, 2021 at 9:13 AM Danielle Imara via NetBehaviour <netbehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org<mailto:netbehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org>> wrote: Be-coming Tree On Saturday Jan 9th 31 live artists from across the globe will interact with a chosen tree simultaneously for one hour. These durational artworks will be accessed via a shared Zoom webinar. Audiences will see artists in their landscapes in Africa, Asia, North and South America, and all over Europe on the same screen. There will be a live soundscape created from tree data via analogue synths playing throughout. Tickets (pay what you can) include a donation to plant a rainforest tree. I am humbled by the quality of artists taking part in the event! This entanglement with nature and technology inspires reciprocity with nature and a sense of global kinship with artists and their trees, while contributing to reforestation. Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/y8n3unu3 www.danielleimara.com<http://www.danielleimara.com> Insta: @danielleimara +447903684863 _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org<mailto:NetBehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org> https://lists.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour -- Co-founder & Artistic director of Furtherfield & DECAL Decentralised Arts Lab +44 (0) 77370 02879 *I will only agree to speak at events that are racially and gender balanced. **sending thanks<https://www.ovoenergy.com/ovo-newsroom/press-releases/2019/november/think-before-you-thank-if-every-brit-sent-one-less-thank-you-email-a-day-we-would-save-16433-tonnes-of-carbon-a-year-the-same-as-81152-flights-to-madrid.html> in advance Furtherfield disrupts and democratises art and technology through exhibitions, labs & debate, for deep exploration, open tools & free thinking. furtherfield.org<http://www.furtherfield.org/> DECAL Decentralised Arts Lab is an arts, blockchain & web 3.0 technologies research hub for fairer, more dynamic & connected cultural ecologies & economies now. decal.is<http://www.decal.is> Furtherfield is a Not-for-Profit Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England and Wales under the Company No.7005205. Registered business address: Carbon Accountancy, 80-83 Long Lane, London, EC1A 9ET.
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