[spectre] Reminder: DRONES - Eyes From A Distance, April 17-18 Berlin

[Tatiana Bazzichelli]

DRONES - Eyes From A Distance
# On Drone-Systems and their Strategies

Location:  Kunstquartier Bethanien, Studio 1, Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin
Schedule: 17th of April 2015 (17.30-21.30), 18th of April 2015 (16.00-20.30)
Admission: 5 Euro
Details: http://www.disruptionlab.org/drones

Opening event of the Disruption Network Lab. Directed by Tatiana
Bazzichelli, in cooperation with Kunstraum Kreuzberg /Bethanien.

Speakers:
Brandon Bryant (former drone operator and US Air Force veteran, founder
of the Project Red Hand, US); John Goetz (investigative journalist, DE);
Ebaa Rezeq (blogger, Palestine-Gaza); Asmaa Al-Ghul (Palestinian
feminist journalist, Palestine-Gaza, video contribute); Chantal Meloni
(criminal law researcher, IT/DE); Laura Lucchini (journalist, IT/DE);
Tonje Hessen Schei (filmmaker, director of the film "DRONE", NO); Jack
Serle (data journalist, Bureau of Investigative Journalism, UK); Dave
Young (artist, musician and researcher, IE); Marc Garrett (activist and
curator, UK).
With the support of the Free Chelsea Manning Initiative Berlin.

This two-days event will present keynotes, panel presentations, round
tables, and a film screening. By bringing into a dialogue a former drone
operator, investigative journalists, criminal law researchers,
filmmakers, activists, artists and critical thinkers, we want to reflect
on the power of drones in surveillance contexts, on the progressive
automatism of conflicts, the invisibility of military operation
applications, and their consequences on the civil society. Furthermore,
we want to analyze the scary fascination of the unknown that surrounds
drone-systems, discussing on the application of drone technology and
surveillance tools as input for political, social and artistic criticism.

The first modern battlefield unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Israeli
Tadiran Mastiff, flew in 1973, but only recently drones started to be
used as a pervasive weapon for military purposes, adopted within the
United States by the military, and the CIA after 9/11, and primarily
applied in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia. Alongside, drones
are used as technological tools by DIYers, as sources of areal
documentation by journalists and filmmakers, as delivery systems by
corporations, getting accessible for widespread usage by civil society.

What are the politics and the regime of power beyond drone-systems?
Which are the consequences both on militant networks and civil society
of an increasing automatism of conflicts? Can we track down the hidden
strategies that move target-killings? Can we understand better drone
technology? This event combines reflections on the political and
technological infrastructure of drone-systems, the use of them in
massive and weaponised military programmes, and the artistic and
activist response to this.

More Information: Disruption Network Lab / http://www.disruptionlab.org

Tatiana Bazzichelli (Artistic Director) tbazz (at) disruptionlab.org
Daniela Silvestrin (Project Manager) daniela (at) disruptionlab.org
Kim Voss (Production & Social Media) kim (at) disruptionlab.org

A project funded by Hauptstadtkulturfonds Berlin
In cooperation with: Kunstraum Kreuzberg /Bethanien
Media partner: Furtherfield.org
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Tatiana Bazzichelli // programme curator
http://networkingart.eu // http://disruptiv.biz
Twitter: @t_bazz
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