In july and August the Russian digital artist Dasha Ilina was in residency in the Stadtwerkstatt, during which she worked on her new project "Center for Networked Intimacy". In her stay Dasha developed and offered a Workshop in FLUT and a final presentation in the servus clubraum.
Center for Networked Intimacy invites you to a workshop on the strategies and topics of conversation around the development of relationships in the digital era. The artificial nature of relationships formed with the help of technology has been becoming increasingly apparent since the invention of social networks, and the feelings of alienation and loneliness only escalated during the Covid-19 pandemic which forced upon us an environment of constant online connection.
During the workshop the participants will be introduced to the the idea of being ‘ambiently aware’ of another's actions, thoughts and experiences without having to be near them physically, and without specifically requesting such information (source: http://cyborganthropology.com/Ambient_Awareness). Following a discussion on the notion of ‘ambient awareness’, the participants will be invited to reflect on how such relationships have affected them and dedicate a personalized audio valentine to someone they feel close with only through social media.
Workshop "Center for Networked Intimacy"
Tuesday 3rd August from 17:00 to 20:00with nice weather we meet at FLUT Kunstuni Linz, Ars-Electronica-Straße, 4040 Linz, Austria (Urfahranermarktgelände),
with bad weather the workshop is in servus.at clubraum c/o STWST, 1.floor, Kirchengasse 4, 4040 Linz.
Please register at teilnahme@servus.at, 8 participants max. We'll check
Final presentation
Saturday 7th August from 15:00 to 18:00in servus Clubraum @STWST, 1st floor
Article in the Versorgerin
You can read more about the context of the work in the September 21 edition of the Versorgerin-Dasha Ilina is a Russian digital artist based in Paris, France. Her work explores the relationship we develop with the digital devices we use on a daily basis, specifically in regards to the human body. Ilina’s work centers around the notions of care and technology, DIY practices and low-tech solutions to examine various issues such as phone addiction, tech-related health problems and privacy in the digital age. She is the founder of the Center for Technological Pain, a center that proposes DIY solutions to health problems caused by digital technologies for which she has received an Honorary Mention at Ars Electronica. Ilina’s work has been exhibited at institutions such as Centre Pompidou (FR), MU Artspace (NL), Gaîté Lyrique (FR), Hartware Medienkunstverein Dortmund (DE), NeMe (CY), as well as various talks, workshops, and performances held internationally. She is also the co-director of NØ SCHOOL.
