Device_art 6.018: Machines Are Not Alone publication consists of a theoretical reader and an exhibition catalogue. The reader brings forward texts of relevant philosophers and theoreticians dealing with machine ecology, while the catalogue presents our large international exhibition curated on this topic by ZHANG Ga at Zagreb's Museum of Contemporary Art (18th December 2018 - 3rd February 2019).
CONTENTS
1. READER
Intro — 7
ZHANG Ga: Machines Are Not Alone — 13
Félix Guattari: On Machines — 27
Erich Hörl: Introduction to general ecology: The ecologization of thinking — 45
Thomas Lamarre: Humans and Machines — 113
“TECHNICAL MENTALITY” REVISITED: Brian Massumi on Gilbert Simondon— 165
2. EXHIBITION
Ralf Baecker: Interface I — 196
Tega Brain: Being Radiotropic — 200
Adam Donovan & Katrin Hochschuh: Empathy Swarm − Non anthropomorphic social swarm robots — 204
Tin Dožić: GoldRush — 208
Thomas Feuerstein: ÉLAINE (Manna Machine), TRIFFID (Manna Machine) — 212
Dorian Gaudin: I will be back sometime — 216
Martin Howse: Test Execution Host — 220
Siniša Lordan: Laboratory — 224
Navid Navab: tangibleFlux φ plenumorphic chaosmosis — 228
Marnix de Nijs: AOR-200 — 232
Vladimir Novak: IN/OUT OF LINE — 236
Karolina Sobecka & Christopher Baker: Picture Sky — 240
Saša Spačal & Ida Hiršenfelder: Sonoseismic Earth — 244
Saša Spačal & Mirjan Švagelj: Meta_bolus — 248
Ief Spincemaille: Lightmap — 252
Gerda Steiner & Jörg Lenzlinger: Animals — 256
Mirjana Vodopija: Vibrating Landscape — 260
Silvio Vujičić: Rosu / As a Curtain — 264
Gayle Wight: Pool — 268
Wang Yuyang: Relationship — 272
Luiz Zanotello: The Aerographer — 274
3. PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME: Future DiverCities
Future DiverCities − Creativity in an Urban Context — 281
Valentin Durif: Cheering citizens will believe the Machine — 284
Jiska Huizing: Torn Tracks — 288
Elio Libaude: Coccolithes — 292
Mathias Loose: Sound Diary — 296
Lucas Paris: AntiVolume — 300
4. IMPRINT — 306