In what ways do our interactions with sound, art and technology deepen our connection to the environment? How does the scent of sweat in a crowded rave reveal the hidden biopolitics of dance, ecstasy, and collective healing? To delve deeper into these questions, we invite you to visit our latest festival editorial dossier Thinking Bodies. Compiled by FIBER writer and researcher Eleni Maragkou.
Today we highlight three pieces from the collection, from Kath Milligan, chiara pitrola and Eleni Maragkou herself. Below is a brief summary of their pieces. The entire articles, and all writer contributions, can be found on our festival website.
From Brian Eno’s ambient soundscapes to Mort Garson’s Plantasia, music has long been a bridge between humanity and nature. Writer and DJ Kath Milligan explores within her essay how artists are using sound to deepen our relationship with the world around us—and why listening to the whispers of nature might just change everything. Could these sonic experiences be the key to healing our modern disconnect from the environment?
Can we examine rave culture through sweat as a multisensor lens? —touching on the transformative power of dance as both a personal and political act, chiara pitrola invites readers to delve into the intricate connections between body, scent, and community, while questioning how these elements intertwine to create a space of ecstatic liberation and collective care. Read full article here
Eleni Maragkou takes us within the influential work of Dr. Ramon Amaro, who challenges our assumptions about machine learning and exposes the racial hierarchies embedded in AI’s very foundations. Amaro pushes beyond critiques of bias, calling for a radical rethinking of technology itself. Rather than fixing AI’s flaws with better data, he argues for a completely new way of engaging with computation—one that embraces complexity, non-linearity, and difference. Read full article here.
Curious to read all the other contributions? Dive right in!
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