An event of the Kolleg Configurations of Film in cooperation with MUSEUMMMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST.

2018 might be remembered as the year of graphic cards shortage. The price for the cards soared since the beginning of that year, parallel to the price of Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies. Their strong processing capabilities made graphic cards an ideal tool for amateur crypto-mining. Interestingly enough, the graphic card is usually used for rendering visual plans and programs (from architectural plans to videogames), but here it was used for something that has no visual presence as far as human vision is considered. This is a telling example of where power is today – unattainable by the human eye. Therefore, we who are working in the field of the visual, are compelled to renegotiate our understanding of vision and power. In this talk, we will look at the exhibition as a model which assesses relations. Working towards a book titled Metastability, Simon’s talk will explore the knowledge produced by contemporary art curatorial practices, asking what kind of relations and connections are available in contemporary art curating and how those operate in relation to the world.

The lecture will be held in English and followed by a panel discussion with Prof. Antonio Somaini (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3) and Dr. Laliv Melamed (Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main).

Further information can be found here