MAY 24-25, 2019 GENEVA (SWITZERLAND) 2019.mappingfestival.com The invention of the Internet brought about new social interactions that changed our lives forever. However, what we are witnessing in the last decade shows a lack of understanding and responsibility towards our digital rights and the complex systems that rule our world. How do we want technology and the ‘network’ to function in the next? How can we ensure that the infrastructures and networks we create don’t end up controlling and censoring us? On the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web, the forum reflects on the causes and effects of the centralisation of power within the internet. This year’s theme ‘Broken Home’ attempts to make visible the economic model and mechanisms that underpin our digital ecosystem, and its implications at the economic, socio-cultural, political and environmental levels. Forum curated by Carmen Salas --- friday, may 24 5pm – 6.30pm unlocking proprietorial systems: for a more expansive artistic practice (keynote speech) with marc garrett 6.30pm – 8pm e-wasteland (panel) with benjamin gaulon, luc meier, simon laroche and régine debatty --- saturday, may 25 2pm – 3pm whistleblowing as artistic practice (keynote speech) with tatiana bazzichelli 3pm – 4pm the dating brokers (artist talk) with joana moll 4.15pm – 5.45pm the future web (panel) (in french) with nathalie bachand, romain tardy and alexandre monnin / curated in collaboration with nicolas nova ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the NEW-MEDIA-CURATING list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=NEW-MEDIA-CURATING&A=1