BALTIC ART CENTER

Meny

Activist networks and social maps, a new arena for struggles, 2010

Talk by Pablo de Soto

Thursday 18 February, 6pm

Language: English

Pablo de Soto is a researcher and practitioner in the fields of art, media architecture and social cybernetics. Together with chaser and osfa, he forms the core of hackitectura.net, a collaborative network that conducts practical and theoretical research into the emerging territories of information and communication technologies, new social networks and traditional physical space. hackitectura.net has produced such events as La multitud conectada and Fada’iat. Pablo de Soto also promotes the Technology Observatory the Straits and co-edited the book Fada’iat: Freedom of Movement, Freedom of Knowledge. He co-curated Emergent Geographies, the second edition of Technology, Creativity and Society in Extremadura, and the project Situation Room at La LABoral, Gijon. He holds a master’s degree in architecture from KTH Stockholm.

At BAC, Pablo de Soto will present some of his latest projects including a recent collaborative action taking place in Rafah, Gaza http://rafah.hackitectura.net/es/?page_id=7

The talk is presented in collaboration with Instituto Cervantes, Swedish Travelling Exhibitions and Gotlands Konstskola.