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                            size="+1">EMPATHY SWARM,<br>
                            CURIOUS TAUTOPHONE<br>
                            AND DR. DOPPLERS MACHINE<br>
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                        Hochschuh & Adam Donovan<br>
                        <br>
                        Finissage<br>
                      </b>Freitag, 15.11.2019, um 18.00 Uhr<br>
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                                      face="Arial"> Sehr geehrte Damen
                                      und Herren,<br>
                                      <br>
                                      die Ausstellung </font><font
                                      face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><i>EMPATHY
                                          SWARM, CURIOUS TAUTOPHONE AND
                                          DR. DOPPLERS MACHINE</i> </font>ist
                                      noch diese Woche von Dienstag bis
                                      Freitag, 14.00 </font><font
                                      face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><font
                                          face="Arial">–</font></font>
                                      19.00 Uhr, zu sehen. Wir laden Sie
                                      herzlich zum Besuch, Wiederbesuch
                                      und/oder zur Finissage </font><font
                                      face="Arial"><font face="Arial">am
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                                            face="Arial">Freitag</font></font>,
                                        15.11.2019 um 18.00 Uhr </font></font><font
                                      face="Arial"><font face="Arial">ein!</font></font></div>
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                                      face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Mit
                                        vielen Grüßen aus dem esc medien
                                        kunst labor,<br>
                                        Reni Hofmüller und Ilse Weber<br>
                                        <br>
                                        <br>
                                        <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://esc.mur.at/de/projekt/empathy-swarm-curious-tautophone-and-dr-dopplers-machine"><b>EMPATHY
                                            SWARM, </b><b><br>
                                          </b><b>CURIOUS TAUTOPHONE </b><b><br>
                                          </b><b>AND DR. </b><b>DOPPLERS
                                            MACHINE</b></a><br>
                                      </font></font><font face="Arial"><font
                                        face="Arial"><i><br>
                                        </i><i>„HAL, haben Sie jemals
                                          darunter gelitten, dass Sie,
                                          trotz Ihrer enormen
                                          Intelligenz, von Menschen
                                          abhängig sind, um Ihre
                                          Aufgaben auszuführen?</i><i><br>
                                        </i><i>HAL 9000: Nicht im
                                          Geringsten. Ich arbeite gerne
                                          mit Menschen.“</i>*<br>
                                        <br>
                                        Digitale Technologien
                                        durchdringen zunehmend alle
                                        unsere Lebensbereiche.
                                        Selbstlernende Programme, die
                                        auf Algorithmen basieren,
                                        beeinflussen nicht nur unser
                                        Verhalten, ihnen wird zunehmend
                                        die Befugnis erteilt,
                                        Entscheidungen zu treffen, die
                                        sowohl für unser individuelles
                                        Leben als auch für unsere
                                        Gesellschaft weitreichende
                                        Konsequenzen haben. Aber wie
                                        objektiv sind diese Programme
                                        wirklich, nach welchen Gesetzen
                                        funktionieren sie und wer
                                        profitiert davon? Kann ein sich
                                        laufend weiterentwickelndes
                                        System autonomer Roboter, das
                                        wie ein Interface zwischen
                                        Mensch und Maschine agiert, ein
                                        Ökosystem für die Koexistenz
                                        beider Spezies in einer
                                        demokratischen Gesellschaft,
                                        geprägt von Empathie und
                                        Respekt, bilden? Um Regeln für
                                        den Umgang mit neuen
                                        Technologien zu schaffen,
                                        benötigen wir Wissen, das über
                                        deren bloßen Gebrauch
                                        hinausgeht. Die Installationen
                                        von Katrin Hochschuh und Adam
                                        Donovan laden auf ästhetische
                                        und sinnliche Weise zur
                                        bewussten Wahrnehmung und
                                        Auseinandersetzung mit diesen
                                        Technologien ein. <br>
                                        <br>
                                        <font size="-1">*[aus: 2001:
                                          Odyssee im Weltraum (1968),
                                          HAL: Heuristically programmed
                                          ALgorithmic computer]</font></font></font><font
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                                        <b>Katrin Hochschuh</b> (DEU)
                                        Medienkünstlerin und
                                        Architektin; Algorithmen,
                                        Schwarmsimulation sowie
                                        geometrische Strukturen bilden
                                        die Basis ihrer interaktiven
                                        Arbeiten<br>
                                        <b><br>
                                        </b><b>Adam Donovan</b> (AUS)
                                        Medien- und Klangkünstler;
                                        arbeitet an der Schnittstelle
                                        von Kunst, Wissenschaft und
                                        Technologie, mit Fokus auf die
                                        Entwicklung interaktiver
                                        Klanginstallationen<br>
                                        <br>
                                        <b>Öffnungszeiten 15.10. –
                                          15.11.2019: </b><br>
                                        Di – Fr, 14.00 – 19.00 Uhr und
                                        nach Vereinbarung, Eintritt frei<br>
                                        <b>Finissage: </b><br>
                                        Fr, 15.11.2019, 18.00 Uhr<br>
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                                            face="Arial"><u>                                                                                                                                                                         </u></font></font>                                                                                                                                                  
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                                        <font size="-1"><i>EMPATHY
                                            SWARM, CURIOUS TAUTOPHONE
                                            AND DR. DOPPLERS MACHINE </i>ist
                                          eine Koproduktion/Kooperation
                                          von esc medien kunst labor,
                                          kunst@werk, ORF musikprotokoll
                                          und steirischer herbst.<br>
                                          Gefördert von: Kulturamt der
                                          Stadt Graz, Kulturreferat des
                                          Landes Steiermark, BKA Kunst<br>
                                          Bildsujet © esc mkl, Foto von
                                          Katrin Hochschuh und Adam
                                          Donovan, .siacus)<br>
                                          esc medien kunst labor |
                                          Bürgergasse 5, 8010 Graz |
                                          Telefon: +43 316 836 000 | <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:esc@mur.at"
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                                        Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,<br>
                                        <br>
                                        you can still visit our
                                        exhibition </font></font><font
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                                          face="Arial"><font
                                            face="Arial"> <i>EMPATHY
                                              SWARM, CURIOUS TAUTOPHONE
                                              AND DR. DOPPLERS MACHINE</i></font></font>
                                        this week from Tuesday to
                                        Friday, 2pm to 7pm, and we
                                        warmly invite you to the
                                        exhibition closing on Friday,
                                        15.11.2019 at 6pm<i> </i>at esc
                                        medien kunst labor.<br>
                                        <br>
                                        We look forward to seeing you
                                        there!<br>
                                        Reni Hofmüller and Ilse Weber<br>
                                        <br>
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href="https://esc.mur.at/en/projekt/empathy-swarm-curious-tautophone-and-dr-dopplers-machine"><b>EMPATHY
                                                SWARM, </b><b><br>
                                              </b><b>CURIOUS TAUTOPHONE
                                              </b><b><br>
                                              </b><b>AND DR. </b></a><b><a
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                                                MACHINE</a><br>
                                              <br>
                                            </b><i>„HAL, despite your
                                              enormous intellect, are
                                              you ever frustrated by
                                              your dependence on people
                                              to carry out your actions?</i><i><br>
                                            </i><i>HAL 9000: Not in the
                                              slightest bit. I enjoy
                                              working with people.“</i>*<br>
                                            <br>
                                            Digital technologies are
                                            increasingly permeating all
                                            aspects of our lives.
                                            Self-learning programs based
                                            on algorithms not only
                                            influence our behavior but
                                            are also increasingly
                                            granted authority to make
                                            decisions that have far
                                            reaching consequences, not
                                            only for our individual
                                            lives but for society as a
                                            whole. How objective are
                                            these programs really, what
                                            laws do they follow, and who
                                            profits from them? Can a
                                            continuously developing
                                            system of autonomous robots
                                            act as an interface between
                                            humans and machines and form
                                            an ecosystem for the
                                            coexistence of both species
                                            in a democratic society
                                            characterized by empathy and
                                            respect? In order to create
                                            rules for how to implement
                                            new technologies, we need a
                                            kind of knowledge that goes
                                            beyond how these
                                            technologies are used. The
                                            works by Katrin Hochschuh
                                            and Adam Donovan invite to
                                            deeply engage with these
                                            technologies in an aesthetic
                                            and sensual way.<br>
                                            <br>
                                            <font size="-1">* [extracted
                                              from: 2001: Odyssee im
                                              Weltraum (1968), HAL:
                                              Heuristically programmed
                                              ALgorithmic computer]<br>
                                            </font><b><br>
                                            </b><b>Katrin Hochschuh</b>
                                            (DEU) media artist and
                                            architect; algorithms, swarm
                                            simulation as well as
                                            architectural geometries are
                                            the basis of her interactive
                                            works <br>
                                            <br>
                                            <b>Adam Donovan</b> (AUS)
                                            media and sound artist;
                                            works on the interface
                                            between art, science and
                                            technology, with a focus on
                                            creating interactive sound
                                            installations <br>
                                            <br>
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                                          hours 15.10. - 15.11.2019: </b><br>
                                        Tue – Fri, 2pm – 7pm and by
                                        appointment<br>
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                                        face="Arial"><b>Finissage: </b><br>
                                        Fri, 15.11.2019, 6pm<br>
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                                            <br>
                                            <font size="-1"><i>EMPATHY
                                                SWARM, CURIOUS
                                                TAUTOPHONE AND DR.
                                                DOPPLERS MACHINE </i>is
                                              a coproduction/cooperation
                                              of esc medien kunst labor,
                                              kunst@werk, ORF
                                              musikprotokoll and
                                              steirischer herbst.<br>
                                              Supported by: Kulturamt
                                              der Stadt Graz,
                                              Kulturreferat des Landes
                                              Steiermark, BKA Kunst<br>
                                              Image © esc mkl, Katrin
                                              Hochschuh and Adam
                                              Donovan, .siacus)<br>
                                              esc medien kunst labor |
                                              Bürgergasse 5, 8010 Graz |
                                              Telefon: +43 316 836 000 |
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