<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Spectres,</div><div>we are proud to announce our upcoming (15th!!) edition of Tactice&Practice and we are very much looking forward to seeing you in Ljubljana!</div><div>Check out the programme below.</div><div>All the best,</div><div>Marcela</div><div><br></div><div><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><br></font></div><div><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b><span lang="en-SI">Tactics&Practice #15:</span></b><b><span lang="en-SI"> <br></span></b><b><span lang="en-SI">(un)real data </span></b><b><span lang="en-SI">☁️</span></b><b><span lang="en-SI"> - (</span></b><b><span lang="en-SI">🧊</span></b><b><span lang="en-SI">)real effects</span></b><span lang="en-SI"><br>
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TALKS | PERFORMANCES | EXHIBITIONS | WORKSHOPS | PODCAST | PUBLICATION<br>
<b>February–June 2024, Ljubljana</b></span><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI"><br><br></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI">For the
15th edition of Tactics&Practice, Aksioma’s discursive programme focusing
on contemporary investigative art, society and new technologies, <b>!Mediengruppe
Bitnik</b> (Carmen Weisskopf and Domagoj Smoljo) in collaboration with Janez
Fakin Janša curates <i><b>(Un)real Data – Real Effects</b></i>, a series of
events, activities and critical reflections that explores how the ambiguous
quality of data can be used as a tool to produce real-world outcomes.<br>
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<b>With: </b>Alexandre Puttick, Cornelia Sollfrank, Felix
Stalder, Gloria Gammer, Gordan Savičić, Marta Peirano, !Mediengruppe Bitnik,
Neja Berger, Sebastian Schmieg, Selena Savić, Simon Weckert, Total Refusal,
Valentina Tanni</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI"><b>Full programme:</b>
<a href="https://aksioma.org/unrealdata/" target="_blank">https://aksioma.org/unrealdata/</a><br><br></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b><span lang="en-SI">Free entry, registration required</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">: <br></span></b><a href="https://pretix.eu/aksioma/unrealdata/" target="_blank">https://pretix.eu/aksioma/unrealdata/</a><b><span lang="EN-US"><br><br></span></b>-----<b><span lang="EN-US"><br><br></span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b><span lang="en-SI">KICK-OFF EVENT</span></b><span lang="en-SI"><br>
<b>27 February 2024 / Kino Šiška, Ljubljana</b><br>
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Katedrala Hall<br>
CONFERENCE: <a href="https://aksioma.org/unrealdata/conference/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:blue">(Un)real Data - Real Effects</span></i></a><br>
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16:30-18:00</span></font></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI">TALK:<i> </i><i><span style="color:blue;font-style:normal"><a href="https://aksioma.org/unrealdata/conference/an-intro-to-unreal-data/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:none">Intro to Unreal
Data</span></i></a></span></i></span><span lang="en-SI"> </span><span lang="en-SI">by
<b>!Mediengruppe Bitnik</b></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI">TALK:<i> </i><a href="https://aksioma.org/unrealdata/conference/unreal-is-the-new-real/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:blue">Unreal Is the New Real</span></i></a></span><span lang="en-SI"> </span><span lang="en-SI">by <b>Felix Stalder</b><br>
+ conversation moderated by Neja Berger</span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI">LECTURE PERFORMANCE: <a href="https://aksioma.org/unrealdata/conference/data-cyborgs-a-partially-algorithmically-generated-embodied-conversation-between-three-different-logics/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:blue">Data Cyborgs: A Partially Algorithmically Generated
Embodied Conversation Between Three Different Logics</span></i></a> by <b>Cornelia
Sollfrank </b>and <b>Alexandre Puttick</b></span></font></li>
</ul>
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18:30-20:00</span></font></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI">KEYNOTE: <a href="https://aksioma.org/unrealdata/conference/gaslighting-ai/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:blue">Gaslighting AI</span></i></a> by <b>Marta Peirano</b><br>
+ conversation moderated by Neja Berger</span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI">INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE: <a href="https://aksioma.org/unrealdata/conference/no-travel-agency/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:blue">No Travel Agency</span></i></a> by <b>Simon
Weckert </b>and<b> Gloria Gammer</b></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI"><br>
Kamera Hall / 20:00-21:00<br>
EXHIBITION:<b> </b><a href="https://aksioma.org/unrealdata/exhibitions/google-maps-hacks/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:blue">Google Maps Hacks</span></i></a> by <b>Simon Weckert</b><br>
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Komuna Hall / 21:00-22:30<br>
PERFORMANCE:<b> </b><a href="https://aksioma.org/unrealdata/conference/prompt-battle/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:blue">Prompt Battle</span></i></a> by <b>Sebastian Schmieg</b><br>
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Lower Foyer / 22:30-00:00<br>
Live DJ set with <b>DJ DVMIR</b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI"><b><br></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">-----</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI"><b><br></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI"><b><span lang="en-SI">NODE #2: <br>Simon Weckert</span></b><b><br></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI">
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<b>26 February 2024 / Aksioma</b> <b>Project Space</b><br>
19:00</span><span lang="EN-US"> / </span><span lang="en-SI">EXHIBITION OPENING: <a href="https://aksioma.org/unrealdata/exhibitions/the-republic-of-null-island/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:blue">The Republic of Null Island</span></i></a><br>
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<b>28 February 2024 / ALUO, Tobačna 5</b><br>
15:00-16:00</span><span lang="EN-US"> / </span><span lang="en-SI">ARTIST TALK: <a href="https://aksioma.org/unrealdata/artist-talks/the-map-becomes-the-territory-street-3-0/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:blue">The Map Becomes the Territory – Street 3.0</span></i></a><br>
16:00-18:00</span><span lang="EN-US"> / </span><span lang="en-SI">WORKSHOP:<b> </b><a href="https://aksioma.org/unrealdata/workshops/dreams-and-disruptions-machine-unlearning-for-artists/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:blue">Dreams and Disruptions: Machine Unlearning for Artists</span></i></a></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">-----</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b><span lang="en-SI">NODE #2:</span></b><b><span lang="en-SI"><br>
<b>Selena Savić, Gordan Savičić & !Mediengruppe Bitnik</b></span></b><span lang="en-SI"><br>
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<b>2 April 2024 / ALUO, Tobačna 5</b><br>
15:00-18:00</span><span lang="EN-US"> / </span><span lang="en-SI">WORKSHOP: <a href="https://aksioma.org/unrealdata/workshops/%e2%ad%90-1-star-workshop/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:blue">⭐</span></i><i><span style="color:blue"> 1 Star Workshop</span></i></a><br>
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<b>3 April 2024 / Aksioma</b> <b>Project Space</b><br>
19:00</span><span lang="EN-US"> / </span><span lang="en-SI">ARTIST TALK: <a href="https://aksioma.org/unrealdata/artist-talks/ratings-suck-how-did-we-even-get-to-this-point/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:blue">Ratings Suck!!! How Did We Even Get to This Point????</span></i></a></span><span lang="en-SI"> </span><span lang="EN-US">and </span><span lang="en-SI">EXHIBITION </span></font>
<font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI">OPENING</span></font><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI">:
<a href="https://aksioma.org/unrealdata/exhibitions/one-star-review-tour/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:blue">One Star Review Tour</span></i></a></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">-----</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><br></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b><span lang="en-SI">NODE #3:</span></b><b><span lang="en-SI"><br>
<b>Total Refusal</b></span></b><span lang="en-SI"><br>
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<b>15 May 2024 / ALUO, Tobačna 5</b><br>
WORKSHOP: <a href="https://aksioma.org/unrealdata/workshops/open-ended-stories/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:blue">OPEN-ENDED STORIES</span></i></a><br>
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<b>15 May 2024 / Aksioma</b> <b>Project Space</b><br>
19:00</span><span lang="EN-US"> / </span><span lang="en-SI">EXHIBITION </span></font>
<font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI">OPENING</span></font><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI">: <a href="https://aksioma.org/unrealdata/exhibitions/bpm/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:blue">BPM</span></i></a><br>
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<b>Valentina Tanni & Total Refusal</b><br>
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<b>16 May 2024 / Slovenska kinoteka</b><br>
19:00-20:00</span><span lang="EN-US"> / </span><span lang="en-SI">PERFORMANCE: <a href="https://aksioma.org/unrealdata/performances/lets-play-exit-reality/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:blue">Let’s play: Exit Reality</span></i></a></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b><br>----</b><br></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">CREDITS</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b><i><span lang="en-SI">Tactics&Practice #15: (Un)real Data –
Real Effects</span></i></b><span lang="en-SI"><br>
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<b>Participants:</b> Alexandre Puttick, Cornelia Sollfrank, Felix
Stalder, Gloria Gammer, Gordan Savičić, Marta Peirano, !Mediengruppe Bitnik,
Neja Berger, Sebastian Schmieg, Selena Savić, Simon Weckert, Total Refusal,
Valentina Tanni<br>
<b>Curators: </b>!Mediengruppe Bitnik (Carmen Weisskopf and Domagoj
Smoljo) </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI"><b>Artistic director: </b>Janez Fakin Janša<br>
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The programme is based on !Mediengruppe Bitnik’s research project <i>Latent
Spaces: Performing Ambiguous Data</i> at the Zürich University of the Arts. </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI">The conference is developed in collaboration with Felix Stalder and with the
curatorial advice of the Latent Spaces research group.<br>
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Head of production: Marcela Okretič<br>
Production assistants: Noemi Garay, Rok Krajnc, Adrijan Praznik<br>
Promotion and social media management: Sonja Grdina<br>
Visual identity: Federico Antonini, Simone Cavallin<br>
Partners for technical support: Ljudmila, MKC Maribor, Zavod Bunker, Projekt Atol<br>
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<b>Production:</b> Aksioma – Institute for Contemporary Art,
Ljubljana, 2024<br>
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<b>In collaboration with:</b> Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture and
ALUO – The Academy of Fine Arts and Design of the University of Ljubljana<br>
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<b>Supported by: </b>The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of
Slovenia and the Municipality of Ljubljana<br>
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<b>Additional support:</b><br>
The kick-off conference is supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation
and the Zürich University of the Arts. </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI">Valentina Tanni’s participation is
supported by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Lubiana. </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span lang="en-SI">The performance <i>Let's
play</i> by Total Refusal and Valentina Tanni is realised in collaboration
with the V-F-X Ljubljana Festival, SCCA– Center for Contemporary Arts and
Slovenska kinoteka.</span></font><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt;font-size:12pt"></span></p></div></div></div>
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