On 7/07/16 11:39 05AM, marc garrett wrote: > >Why has our working definition of ‘technology’ become so narrow? We > have such tunnel vision, sometimes… it's the manipulation of language in order to exercise control. so many words have been manipulated like this, from "creative" to "freedom" & so on. it's probably not a new phenomenon, but maybe it's become more pervasive ... > > For my PhD, in 2013 I uploaded a draft paper called ‘Hack Value’ where > the study explores aspects of technological and physical forms of > hacking. https://marcgarrett.org/2013/07/27/hack-value/ > > The paper argues that hacking is not only a special and mysteriously, > technical skill, but is a way of thinking around blockages by > oppressors, and has been used by grass roots cultures (in the UK) for > hundreds (even thousands) of years. The thesis refers the True > Levellers and the Diggers and other examples of imaginative dissent. > Also, there has been writing on the subject by Kathleen Kennedy in her > book in 2009 called ‘Medieval Hackers’- > https://punctumbooks.com/titles/medieval-hackers/ > > The thing is, it’s not about the ‘little boy rebel’ thing, as some may > presume. It’s more about connecting up with people who share similar > values, whilst adapting to the forces trying to block such an very > emancipatory need happening. And thus, particular actions need to take > place which are grounded and not merely gestures that relate to: > breaking into and opening up closed systems, changing a context or > situation, highlighting an issue, finding ways around problems, > changing defaults, and restructuring things. > > And this where I think my own and various peers who we’ve been working > with connect up. Way back, we realised technology was not the utopia > that certain ‘innovation’ gurus, either believed or pretended was true. > > And, like you I think Jampijinpa’s pithy comment, when he said “…this > so-called technology”. As you say, is true. > > This is what’s so amazing about working different people from places > that are completely different to our Westernised canons or sets of > belief systems. When their voices are heard, the context of what is > learned and rediscovered, resonates deeply beyond the traditional > shallowness of the ‘art market’ dominated world, as well as the soiled > sheen of corporate nonsense that blinds us all from building real > alliances with others on our own terms. > > Wishing you well. > > marc > > On 6 July 2016 at 20:16, Gretta Louw <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Thanks so much for this - a lovely summary! I especially get a > kick out of Jampijinpa’s pithy comment about “…this so-called > technology”. It’s so true. Why has our working definition of > ‘technology’ become so narrow? We have such tunnel vision, sometimes… > > g. > > >> On 06 Jul 2016, at 12:00, furtherfield <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Networking the Unseen Video. >> >> This video was taken at Networking the Unseen opening event at >> Furtherfield Gallery (London) on Friday 17 June 2016. >> https://vimeo.com/173324435 >> >> Featuring Artists: Gretta Louw, Lily Hibberd, Brook Andrew, >> Curtis Taylor, Jenny Fraser, Sharon Nampijinpa Anderson and the >> Warnayaka Art Centre. >> >> If you have not been to the show yet & wish to visit -- look here >> http://furtherfield.org/programmes/exhibition/networking-unseen >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > > > > -- > -- > > Marc Garrett > Co-Founder, Co-Director and main editor of Furtherfield. > > Furtherfield - A living, breathing, thriving network > http://www.furtherfield.org - for art, technology and social change > since 1996 > > Furtherfield Gallery & Commons, > Finsbury Park, London N4 2NQ > T +44(0)208 802 1301/+44(0)208 802 2827 > M +44(0)7533676047 > www.furtherfield.org <http://www.furtherfield.org> > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
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