Constellation: The Spectacle
The world of image and impression as a whole, which circuits us into mass reactivities orientated towards consumption. Subjects of the spectacle are a “giddy” manipulable mass whose behaviour is inherently morally suspect and whose interactions are mediated by the spectacular, i.e. the products of the spectacle.
Trolley Trouble
Source: Open Happiness by Pilot2Kid The List (Excerpt) It is here I am hoping to locate the (very possibly powdered) Marcona almonds, but before I have the opportunity to search for them, I meet an unexpected scene. In front of me, and rushing away, is Nuttatich, her bare back sweaty in the harsh light. She…
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…
The Deadnet
Source: The Swedish Rhapsody by Irdial-Discs and Akin Fernandez Technoethics Postscript (Excerpt) Within ten years, it is likely that a significant majority of the content that people experience online will be AI generated, and on the basis of current trends, it will not be long after that until internet content is almost entirely created by…
Rulers of La Langue
Source: Breakfast by The Evolution Control Committee An Ode to a Slogan “Feeling good is a philosophy” Oh? Is that what it is? Well, the ad says so, so I guess I’ll call it quits and join your mobile network, oh rulers of la langue, teachers of wise secrets, gurus of capital How you have…
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,…
