What is our future like co-living with complex, robotic and automated systems? What kinds of politics do these developments present - who is included and excluded? How are our aesthetics and thought processes impacted by the different approaches?
The world is getting increasingly complex as new developments, systems and even aesthetics are frequently introduced. While design and creative processes are evolving, new tools and methods, which are often adopted from science and technology, are taken into use in art, design and architecture—although strangely not vice-versa. These diverse developments are also impacting manufacturing, industries, urban habitats, design approaches and the arts in the expanded field. While early 1980s science fiction movies showed us how incredibly dangerous the world could become if robots would become intelligent, the big overtake has not happened yet, but instead these technologies are deeply influencing the way we think, see, live and form our values. This leads us to the important questions that the invited speakers aim to address from their own perspectives (architecture, design, biochemistry, robotics):
What is our future like co-living with complex, robotic and automated systems? What kinds of politics do these developments present—who is included and excluded?
How are our aesthetics and thought processes impacted by the different approaches?
The talks will be by internationally high-level, innovative and unorthodox researchers:
Benjamin Dillenburger (CH/DE), Martin Hanczyc (IT/USA), Elizabeth Jochum (DK/USA) and Pia Fricker (FI/DE) (introduction).
Moderated by Pia Fricker and Laura Beloff.
The event is co-produced by Aalto LASER-talks and ABRA-project
Presentations are followed by a discussion between the speakers and the audience can ask questions. We invite everyone who is interested to join, share projects, discuss issues, network, and collaborate together. LASER Talks are always free and open to the public. Please note that the event will be recorded.
PARTNERS:
Aalto University, Leonardo/The International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology (Leonardo/ISAST), and ABRA-Project.
The Leonardo/ISAST LASERs are a program of international gatherings that bring artists, scientists, humanists and technologists together for informal presentations, performances and conversations with the wider public. The mission of the LASERs is to encourage contribution to the cultural environment of a region by fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and opportunities for community building to over 50 cities around the world. To learn more about how our LASER Hosts and to visit a LASER near you please visit our website. @lasertalks
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