<nettime> We have always been brainrotted - streaming tonight at 8pm CET

[Marcela Okretič via nettime-l <nettime-l@lists.nettime.org>]

Dear all,
tonight at 8pm CET we'll be streaming on
https://networkcultures.org/void/2023/10/07/live/
<https://networkcultures.org/void/2023/10/07/live/>

*THE VOID +*
*We have always been brainrotted*
*Theory music performance*
11 February 2026 at 20:00 CET
Kino Šiška, Ljubljana + online
https://aksioma.org/we-have-always-been-brainrotted

Aksioma joins forces with the collective THE VOID in the transdisciplinary
performative essay *We have always been brainrotted.* 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.

*We have always been brainrotted *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.

...
The stream is taking place in The Inbetween
<https://networkcultures.org/void/2023/10/07/live/>, a new online venue by
The Hmm, currently in testing ahead of its official launch.
...
THE VOID (T.V.) <https://networkcultures.org/void/> 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.

For this event, the collective is expanding into THE VOID + "band", which
consists of members of the Institute of Network Cultures (INC)
<https://aksioma.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1ae755fe8a8dbe61fc37d4622&id=0f39479358&e=b2b01b8bf8>
*Tommaso
Campagna*, *Jordi Viader Guerrero*, and *Giulia Timis*, new media artist
and VJ *Neža Knez*, DJ and producer *Tisa Troha aka msn gf*, and
researcher *Lea
Sande*.

...

Organised and produced by:
Aksioma - Institute for Contemporary Art, Ljubljana, 2026
www.aksioma.org

In partnership with:
CUK Kino Šiška
INC - Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam
THE VOID
Radio Študent
The Inbetween / The Hmm

Supported by:
The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia
The Municipality of Ljubljana
Italian Cultural Institute in Ljubljana

Funded by the European Union and implemented by the Goethe-Institut

*This work was produced with the financial assistance of the European
Union.The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the
official opinion of the European Union.*

Technical support:
Kersnikova
Projekt Atol
Mladinski center Velenje
konS ≡ Platform for Contemporary Investigative Art

...

Marcela Okretič
Aksioma - Institute for Contemporary Art, Ljubljana
www.aksioma.org
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