Symposium on Unmaking, 11 November 2017, 10am-5pm, Sheffield
Institute of Arts
Part of the Algomech festival of Algorithmic Mechanical Performance and Art. A review of the festival in The Wire magazine can be read here.
This arts-research
symposium puts forward Unmaking as a
form of resistance. The taking apart of technology - whether algorithmic or
mechanic - is a step in reaching new understanding, whether cultural,
historical, or technical. The focus on movement in this process, for example through
choreographic, musical, textile, or political action, provides common language
for discussion across disciplines. The symposium is convened by the PENELOPEproject, where the mythological figure of Penelope from Ancient Greece provides
a universal paradigm of unmaking. Discussion will be lead by Ellen
Harlizius-Klück, weaver, mathematician; Laura Sillars, curator; Ernest Edmonds,
computer artist. Speakers
include: Amy Twigger-Holroyd, reknitter; Emma Cocker, writer-artist; Flavia
Carraro, anthropologist of technology and science; Naomi Kashiwagi, visual and
sound artist; Christian Faubel, autonomous systems researcher, media artist; Sarah
Kenchington, mechanical orchestrator; Amanda Ross, weaver-musician; Dave
Griffiths, live coder, generalist; Giovanni Fanfani, classical philologist; Alex
McLean, software artist, live coder; Lara Torres, fashion researcher.
