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Observations – Westfield

Content FreeDec 24, 2019

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Observations – Westfield

Observations – Westfield

Observations was a reading and writing group, run with first and second year students from the MA in Visual Communication at the Royal College of Art and run by Hannah Ellis.

The texts in episode 3 are written and read by the group, in response to Westfield shopping centre.

Dec 24, 201919:48
Observations – Uxbridge Rd

Observations – Uxbridge Rd

Observations was a reading and writing group, run with first and second year students from the MA in Visual Communication at the Royal College of Art and run by Hannah Ellis.

The texts in episode 2 are written and read by the group, in response to the Uxbridge Rd.

Dec 24, 201921:01
Observations – Shop

Observations – Shop

Observations was a reading and writing group, run with first and second year students from the MA in Visual Communication at the Royal College of Art and run by Hannah Ellis.

The texts in episode 1 are written and read by the group, in response to local shops around White City.

Nov 21, 201920:16
The Bright Labyrinth – Darkness Is Good

The Bright Labyrinth – Darkness Is Good

Transmission 06…post-truth, agency, social media, cyber warfare, identity theft, ‘fake news’, political process, reality TV, intervention and subversion

Examining the relationship between communication practice and media theory, The Bright Labyrinth leads us into archeology, architecture, mythology, the philosophy of communication and interaction, performance, cinema and the politics of culture and technology. Co-presented by Ken Hollings and Julia Mahrer, these podcasts are intended to offer an overview of the series as it currently exists. Any and all opinions expressed are entirely coincidental.

Nov 17, 201917:07
The Bright Labyrinth – EVP Spambot Poetics

The Bright Labyrinth – EVP Spambot Poetics

Transmission 05…code, bodies, artificial intelligence, EVP, recorded sound, media archaeology, bots, networks and ghosts

Examining the relationship between communication practice and media theory, The Bright Labyrinth leads us into archeology, architecture, mythology, the philosophy of communication and interaction, performance, cinema and the politics of culture and technology. Co-presented by Ken Hollings and Julia Mahrer, these podcasts are intended to offer an overview of the series as it currently exists. Any and all opinions expressed are entirely coincidental.

Nov 17, 201922:49
The Bright Labyrinth – ‘There Must Be Something Wrong With This Sally’

The Bright Labyrinth – ‘There Must Be Something Wrong With This Sally’

Transmission 04…bodies, devices, sound art, the phonograph, physiology of audio space and kinematics of sound

Examining the relationship between communication practice and media theory, The Bright Labyrinth leads us into archeology, architecture, mythology, the philosophy of communication and interaction, performance, cinema and the politics of culture and technology. Co-presented by Ken Hollings and Julia Mahrer, these podcasts are intended to offer an overview of the series as it currently exists. Any and all opinions expressed are entirely coincidental.

Nov 17, 201923:40
The Bright Labyrinth – Who Needs the Future?

The Bright Labyrinth – Who Needs the Future?

Transmission 03…ethics, agency, futuristic modernity, The Medium is the Massage, the technological domain, social engineering and science fiction

Examining the relationship between communication practice and media theory, The Bright Labyrinth leads us into archeology, architecture, mythology, the philosophy of communication and interaction, performance, cinema and the politics of culture and technology. Co-presented by Ken Hollings and Julia Mahrer, these podcasts are intended to offer an overview of the series as it currently exists. Any and all opinions expressed are entirely coincidental.

Nov 17, 201915:21
The Bright Labyrinth – The Internet Wants You Dead

The Bright Labyrinth – The Internet Wants You Dead

Transmission 02…ethics, code, cybernetics, command and control, the RAND Corporation, Esalen, drones, UAVs and predators

Examining the relationship between communication practice and media theory, The Bright Labyrinth leads us into archeology, architecture, mythology, the philosophy of communication and interaction, performance, cinema and the politics of culture and technology. Co-presented by Ken Hollings and Julia Mahrer, these podcasts are intended to offer an overview of the series as it currently exists. Any and all opinions expressed are entirely coincidental.

Nov 17, 201911:38
The Bright Labyrinth – Nietzsche’s Typewriter

The Bright Labyrinth – Nietzsche’s Typewriter

Transmission 01…devices, ethics, typographic culture, mechanical literacy, communication as weapons system, sensory dislocation, emojis and control

Examining the relationship between communication practice and media theory, The Bright Labyrinth leads us into archeology, architecture, mythology, the philosophy of communication and interaction, performance, cinema and the politics of culture and technology. Co-presented by Ken Hollings and Julia Mahrer, these podcasts are intended to offer an overview of the series as it currently exists. Any and all opinions expressed are entirely coincidental.

Nov 17, 201917:40