Category: art

hybrid consciousness

“We have to keep reminding ourselves that any type of qualitative subjectivity is a form of consciousness.  The possession of such states is necessary and sufficient for being conscious. Consciousness comes in degrees, and...

science fiction

I became a bit unruly at a dinner party recently when my hostess asserted that science fiction was “license to just do anything you want, no rules”.  I guess it’s a common enough bit...

Flusser the Writer

Flusser is usually described as a philosopher.   By “trade,” he was  a critic — of language, photography, film, art,  design, and social practice.  He was also a teacher and someone who wrote critically...

Art without History

In a typical contemporary art college, the range of media in active use resembles a core sample through the history of communications technology:  students draw, carve, and cast; they also film, project and playback...

Magical Consciousness

This is the title of an exhibition that opened a few days ago at the Arnolfini Museum in Bristol.  The promotional copy mentions Flusser (http://www.arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/details/926) as having furnished some of supporting ideas for the exhibition....

Roaming CIC

For a introduction to the organization, see www.roamingon.weebly.com.  The slides are a few examples of recent work.  I am one of three “directors,” that is, members of a Board of Directors.  The name “roaming” itself,...