<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Dear all,</div><div dir="ltr"><div>Tonight at 8pm CET we'll be streaming on <a href="https://networkcultures.org/void/2023/10/07/live/" target="_blank">https://networkcultures.org/void/2023/10/07/live/ </a></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>THE VOID +</b></div><div><i><b>We have always been brainrotted</b></i></div><div><b>Theory music performance</b><i><b></b></i></div><div>11 February 2026 at 20:00 CET<br>Kino Šiška, Ljubljana + online</div><div><a href="https://aksioma.org/we-have-always-been-brainrotted" target="_blank">https://aksioma.org/we-have-always-been-brainrotted</a></div><div><br></div><div>Aksioma joins forces with the collective THE VOID in the transdisciplinary performative essay <i>We have always been brainrotted.</i> The essay, interwoven with audio-visual elements that will be composed on the spot, addresses the prevailing imperative of contemporary social media cultural production, brainrot, which tends towards a form of vertical video defined primarily by unconditional algorithmic curation.<br><br><i>We have always been brainrotted </i>addresses the elusive definition of the cultural phenomenon of brainrot. It attempts to distance itself from understanding of brainrot as a genre of content or a social media trend and instead conceives of it as an imperative and true expression of algorithmic culture. Through an examination of digital holes, peripheral media, and operational images, it anchors brainrot as a reflection of the intertwining of technological, cultural, social, and economic factors.</div><div><br></div><div>...</div><div>The stream is taking place in <a href="https://networkcultures.org/void/2023/10/07/live/" target="_blank">The Inbetween</a>, a new online venue by The Hmm, currently in testing ahead of its official launch.</div><div><div>...</div><a href="https://networkcultures.org/void/" target="_blank">THE VOID (T.V.)</a> is a project that questions the boundaries of audiovisual publishing and creates a platform for sharing the findings of online researchers. It achieves this by establishing a hybrid recording and broadcasting studio that uses a green screen to add live-coded visuals and multi-layered images, broadcasting the event in person and online.<br><br>For this event, the collective is expanding into THE VOID + "band", which consists of members of the <a href="https://aksioma.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1ae755fe8a8dbe61fc37d4622&id=0f39479358&e=b2b01b8bf8" target="_blank">Institute of Network Cultures (INC)</a> <b>Tommaso Campagna</b>, <b>Jordi Viader Guerrero</b>, and <b>Giulia Timis</b>, new media artist and VJ <b>Neža Knez</b>, DJ and producer <b>Tisa Troha aka msn gf</b>, and researcher <b>Lea Sande</b>.</div><div><br></div><div>...</div><div><br></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Organised and produced by: <br>Aksioma - Institute for Contemporary Art, Ljubljana, 2026<br><a href="http://www.aksioma.org" target="_blank">www.aksioma.org</a></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br>In partnership with: <br>CUK Kino Šiška<br>INC - Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam<br>THE VOID<br>Radio Študent<br>The Inbetween / The Hmm<br><br>Supported by:<br>The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia<br>The Municipality of Ljubljana<br>Italian Cultural Institute in Ljubljana<br><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Funded by the European Union and implemented by the Goethe-Institut<br><i>This work was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union.<br>The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.</i><br><br>Technical support:<br>Kersnikova<br>Projekt Atol<br>Mladinski center Velenje<br>konS ≡ Platform for Contemporary Investigative Art</font></div><div><br></div><div>...</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Marcela Okretič</div><div>Aksioma - Institute for Contemporary Art, Ljubljana</div><div><a href="http://www.aksioma.org" target="_blank">www.aksioma.org</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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