Constellation: Cognetariat
The members of tech-driven societies whose mental and creative capacities have been co-opted into the reproduction of signs and codes in the ”semiosphere”.
Artulacra
Source:: Glitch by Lezet Value in, garbage out: on Al art and hegemony Excerpt from Article by R. H. Lossin (link to full text below) ”Hegemony,” wrote Raymond Williams, “is the continual making and remaking of an effective dominant culture.” The concept of hegemony was used by Williams as a way to rescue culture from…
A Slow Ablution
Source: Movement of Whale by SevenDoors. Whale – Part I Whale burps noisily along, patter of footsteps and the stink of his brain, unhappy alliance… …Take me down to the underground… An old song, memory’s reject, the underground, wisp of bounce, uncoiled spring crawls up leg, welcome thought, welcome thought, freshening of the grey. Slide…
Formal Failings
Source: The End: I am not Here (Music for Toy Pianos) by Aestrid Byrne. Cecil and the Little Lord (Excerpt) The little lord stood before his looking glass, regaling his fine form. And it was not an arrogant waif wearing oversize breeches and an absurdly fancy hat that he saw (such as a less biased…
Sting Game
Source: Audience Effects from The Internet Archive Sting Game (Short Story) The buttons, their black centres irises in pools of white, three hundred eyes staring into the studio lights. Blank souls, unquestioning, waiting. “Everything’s wired up, Niamh. We’re good to go.” “I know I’m fucking wired.” “We’re making a mark here. This show…” “Paudie. Tell…
Synaptic Storm
Source: Varieties, Binaries, and Other Assortments by Discreet Metal Machine Music Whale – Part II Standing in the centre of an ego, covered in mayhem, think someone would clean it up, down there on the pavement cigarette butts, a stream of soda winding its way, detritus of the day, early morning fog, mind and sky,…
