Technology of Tradition: in conversation with Caroline Monnet
“We all share a common space, which is the earth,” says the artist Caroline Monnet. “We all have a common responsibility for generations to come.”
Simulations
We expect to see ourselves reflected in media — it’s simply called “representation.” If we are not represented, our very existence is called into question, like a ghost that fails to see its own countenance reflected in the mirror.
Word Virus: notes on post-literacy and crowd control
Mass control is easier in a moment when we are splintered into ever-smaller media niches, cobbling together information from more or less authoritative sources and forms.
Between Two Worlds: in conversation with Emna Mâaref
“The album is reflecting how much I’m not there and not here either,” says Mâaref, who speaks about her latest recording of solo Oud compositions.
Be True to Your School
Preserving culture, something that we unanimously accept and unquestionably defend, is in fact impossible. The impetus to preserve culture is, like any executive impulse, inevitably misdirected.
Luxury Communism
It’s called a ‘staycation’ — when you can’t quite afford a flight to some tropical destination, but you can afford a few nights of hospitality in a place that isn’t your crappy apartment. It might even be just down the street from your crappy apartment.
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