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                                                    </font><font
                                                      size="-1">Online:
                                                      Präsentation und
                                                      Gespräch:
                                                      epicenter.works<br>
                                                      in Kooperation mit
                                                      Cryptoparty Graz
                                                      und mur.at<br>
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                                                      </b><b> </b></font><b><font
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                                                      size="+1"><font
                                                        size="+2"><b>Handbuch
                                                          Überwachung</b></font><b><i><br>
                                                        </i></b>Donnerstag</font>,
                                                    5.11.2020, 18.00 <font
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                                                    19.30 Uhr<br>
                                                    <br>
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                                                      /Please scroll
                                                      down for the
                                                      English version/ </font><br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    Sehr geehrte Damen
                                                    und Herren,<br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    wir laden Sie
                                                    herzlich zur
                                                    Online-Präsentation
                                                    <i>Handbuch
                                                      Überwachung</i> <i>von
                                                      epicenter.works</i>
                                                    und zur Diskussion
                                                    mit Daniel Lohninger
                                                    (epicenter.works)
                                                    und Reni Hofmüller
                                                    (esc mkl) am
                                                    Donnerstag,
                                                    5.11.2020 von 18.00
                                                  </font><font
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                                                      face="Arial"><font
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                                                    19.30 Uhr via <a
                                                      moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://bbb.constantvzw.org/b/ren-a69-fjd-gpg">Constant_BigBlueButton
                                                    </a>und weiterhin
                                                    zum Besuch der
                                                    aktuellen
                                                    Ausstellung<i>
                                                      CYBORG SYNTHESIS</i>
                                                    in das esc medien
                                                    kunst labor ein! </font><br>
                                                  <font face="Arial"><font
                                                      face="Arial"><br>
                                                      Die Ausstellung <i>Cyborg
                                                        Synthesis </i>ist
                                                      Dienstag bis
                                                      Freitag von 14:00
                                                      bis 19:00 Uhr
                                                      geöffnet. Augrund
                                                      der aktuellen
                                                      Pandemie-Maßnahmen
                                                      bitten wir Sie,
                                                      sich telefonisch
                                                      oder per e-mail
                                                      anzumelden.
                                                      Während Ihres
                                                      Besuches bleibt
                                                      der
                                                      Ausstellungsraum
                                                      für andere
                                                      BesucherInnen
                                                      geschlossen. <br>
                                                      <br>
                                                      Wir freuen uns auf
                                                      Ihren Besuch! <br>
                                                      Reni Hofmüller und
                                                      Ilse Weber</font>
                                                    <br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    <font size="+1"> <strong></strong><b>Handbuch
                                                        Überwachung</b></font><br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    „Wir sind alle von
                                                    Überwachung
                                                    betroffen - das <i>Handbuch
                                                      Überwachung</i>
                                                    ist eine
                                                    Hilfestellung für
                                                    alle Interessierten,
                                                    sich über die
                                                    Hintergründe zu
                                                    informieren“, so
                                                    Adensamer,
                                                    Herausgeberin;
                                                    Juristin bei Vicesse
                                                    und ehemalige
                                                    Mitarbeiterin von
                                                    epicenter.works <br>
                                                    Das <i>Handbuch
                                                      Überwachung</i>
                                                    stellt den Bezug
                                                    einzelner
                                                    Überwachungsmaßnahmen
                                                    zueinander her und
                                                    zeigt auf, dass der
                                                    Überwachungsdruck
                                                    auf die Bevölkerung
                                                    nur in seiner
                                                    Gesamtheit
                                                    betrachtet werden
                                                    kann. Herausgeberin
                                                    Angelika Adensamer,
                                                    Juristin bei Vicesse
                                                    und ehemalige
                                                    Mitarbeiterin von
                                                    epicenter.works,
                                                    sieht darin einen
                                                    wichtigen Beitrag,
                                                    um Journalist*innen,
                                                    Politiker*innen und
                                                    anderen
                                                    Interessierten den
                                                    Umgang mit Polizei-
                                                    und
                                                    Überwachungsbefugnissen
                                                    zu erleichtern.<br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    Auf über 200 Seiten
                                                    werden nicht nur
                                                    einzelne Maßnahmen
                                                    unter die Lupe
                                                    genommen, sondern
                                                    deren
                                                    gesamtgesellschaftliche
                                                    Bedeutung
                                                    beleuchtet. Auch der
sicherheitspolizeiliche und strafprozessrechtliche Bereich wird in
                                                    diesem Rahmen
                                                    dargestellt. <br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    weiterführende
                                                    Informationen zu <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://handbuch-ueberwachung.at/">Handbuch
                                                      Überwachung</a><br>
                                                     <br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    <b>CYBORG SYNTHESIS</b><br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    <i>„Wir sind die
                                                      Borg! Deaktivieren
                                                      Sie Ihre
                                                      Schutzschilde und
                                                      ergeben Sie sich.
                                                      Wir werden Ihre
                                                      biologischen und
                                                      technologischen
                                                      Charakteristika
                                                      den unsrigen
                                                      hinzufügen. Ihre
                                                      Kultur wird sich
                                                      anpassen und uns
                                                      dienen. Widerstand
                                                      ist zwecklos!“</i>
                                                    <font size="-2"
                                                      color="#a0a0a0">[Das
                                                      Borg-Kollektiv in
                                                      Star Trek: First
                                                      Contact, 1996]</font><br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    Mit körperloser
                                                    Maschinenstimme
                                                    fordern die Borg,
                                                    das kybernetische
                                                    Kollektiv, die
                                                    vorwiegend
                                                    menschliche
                                                    Besatzung der <i>Enterprise</i>
                                                    auf, sich zu
                                                    ergeben. Das
                                                    Borg-Kollektiv
                                                    assimiliert alle
                                                    interessanten
                                                    Lebensformen, es
                                                    verleibt sich deren
                                                    biologische und
                                                    technologische
                                                    Charakteristika und
                                                    deren Wissen, aber
                                                    auch deren Denken,
                                                    Handeln und Fühlen
                                                    ein.<br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    <a
                                                      href="https://esc.mur.at/de/projekt/cyborg-synthesis"
moz-do-not-send="true">CYBORG SYNTHESIS</a> richtet den Blick auf die
                                                    durch digitale
                                                    Technologien
                                                    verursachten
                                                    kulturellen,
                                                    wirtschaftlichen und
                                                    gesellschaftlichen
                                                    Veränderungen – die
                                                    zunehmende
                                                    Allgegenwärtigkeit
                                                    des Digitalen:
                                                    unsere Körper, unser
                                                    Denken und Handeln
                                                    wird durchdrungen
                                                    von digital
                                                    gesteuerten
                                                    Technologien.
                                                    Bereitwillig haben
                                                    wir die Steuerung an
                                                    Systeme abgegeben.
                                                    Die enormen
                                                    Infiltrationen und
                                                    Veränderungen, die
                                                    damit einhergehen,
                                                    passieren zumeist
                                                    unbewusst und
                                                    unkontrolliert.
                                                    Alles Sein und Tun
                                                    wird in
                                                    Informationseinheiten
                                                    zergliedert,
                                                    codierbar und damit
                                                    verwert- und
                                                    steuerbar gemacht. <br>
                                                    Haben Menschen noch
                                                    das Recht, nicht
                                                    berechenbar zu sein?<br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    KünstlerInnen:<br>
                                                    <b>Ursula Damm</b>
                                                    (DEU) Bildhauerin
                                                    und
                                                    Medienkünstlerin, <b>Stefan
                                                      Doepner</b>
                                                    (DEU/SLO)
                                                    Multimediakünstler,
                                                    <b>Adam Harvey</b>
                                                    (USA/DEU) Künstler
                                                    und Forscher, <b>Juliana
                                                      Herrero</b>
                                                    (ARG/AUT)
                                                    Konzeptkünstlerin, <b>Linda
                                                      Kronman</b> (FIN)
                                                    Medienkünstlerin und
                                                    Designerin, <b>Morehshin
                                                      Allahyari</b>
                                                    (IRN) Künstlerin und
                                                    Aktivistin, <b>Daniel
                                                      Rourke</b> (GBR)
                                                    Schriftsteller und
                                                    Künstler<br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    <font size="-1">Termine:</font><font
                                                      size="-1"><b><br>
                                                      </b></font><font
                                                      size="-1"><b><i>Handbuch
                                                          Überwachung</i></b>
                                                      <b>mit Daniel
                                                        Lohninger (AUT),
                                                        epicenter works,
                                                        Vortrag und
                                                        Diskussion,
                                                        Kooperation mit
                                                        Cryptoparty Graz</b><br>
                                                      Do, 5.11.2020,
                                                      18.00 Uhr <br>
                                                      <br>
                                                      <b><i>ORF Zeitton
                                                          spezial zum
                                                          musikprotokoll
                                                          2020 </i></b><br>
                                                      <b>Portrait des
                                                        RCT und
                                                        Mitschnitt von
                                                        SENSorSENSE,
                                                        INTRINSIC
                                                        |RADIO| OF THE
                                                        COMPUTATIONAL
                                                        beim
                                                        musikprotokoll
                                                        2020,
                                                        Radiosendung</b><br>
                                                      Do, 12.11.2020,
                                                      23.03 Uhr <br>
                                                      <br>
                                                      <i><b>IMA –
                                                          Fiction, </b></i><b>Videoportraits
                                                        aus der
                                                        IMA-Fiction
                                                        Serie</b><br>
                                                      Fr, 13.11.2020,
                                                      18.00 Uhr<br>
                                                      <br>
                                                      <b><i>Robot
                                                          Partners
                                                          featuring
                                                          spineBot</i>
                                                        mit Stefan
                                                        Doepner, Live
                                                        Robot-Performance</b><br>
                                                      Fr, 11.12.2020, 18
                                                      – 20.00 Uhr,
                                                      Finissage</font><br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    <font size="-1">CYBORG
                                                      SYNTHESIS ist eine
                                                      Koproduktion von
                                                      esc medien kunst
                                                      labor, Graz
                                                      Kulturjahr 2020,
                                                      steirischer
                                                      herbst, ORF
                                                      musikprotokoll
                                                      2020 und
                                                      kunst@werk.</font><br>
____________________________________________________________________________________<br>
                                                    <font size="-1">Gefördert
                                                      von: Kulturamt der
                                                      Stadt Graz,
                                                      Kulturreferat des
                                                      Landes Steiermark,
                                                      Bundesministerium
                                                      für Kunst, Kultur,
                                                      Öffentlicher
                                                      Dienst und Sport .<br>
                                                      Bildsujet ©esc
                                                      mkl_</font><font
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                                                        size="-1"><i>Handbuch
                                                          Überwachung</i></font></font><font
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                                                          </i></b></font></font><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" moz-do-not-send="true">esc@mur.at</a> |
                                                      esc.mur.at</font><br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    <font size="-1">Online:
                                                      Presentation and
                                                      talk:
                                                      epicenter.works<br>
                                                      in cooperation
                                                      with Cryptoparty
                                                      Graz and mur.at<br>
                                                      (In German)<br>
                                                      <b><br>
                                                      </b></font><b><font
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                                                          size="+2">Handbuch
                                                          Überwachung</font></b><b><i><br>
                                                        </i></b>Thursday</font>,
                                                    5.11.2020, 6 -
                                                    7.30pm<br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    Dear Ladies and
                                                    Gentlemen, <br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    we cordially invite
                                                    you to the online
                                                    presentation Manual
                                                    Monitoring of
                                                    epicenter.works and
                                                    to the discussion
                                                    with Daniel
                                                    Lohninger
                                                    (epicenter.works)
                                                    and Reni Hofmüller
                                                    (esc mkl) on
                                                    Thursday, 5.11.2020
                                                    from 6 </font><font
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                                                    7.30pm via
                                                    Constant_BigBlueButton
                                                    and continue to
                                                    visit the current
                                                    exhibition CYBORG
                                                    SYNTHESIS in the esc
                                                    medien kunst labor!<br>
                                                  </font><br>
                                                  <font face="Arial"><font
                                                      face="Arial">The
                                                      exhibition <i>Cyborg
                                                        Synthesis</i> is
                                                      open from Tuesday
                                                      till Friday from
                                                      2pm to 7pm. Due to
                                                      the current
                                                      pandemic measures
                                                      we ask you to
                                                      register by phone
                                                      or e-mail. During
                                                      your visit, the
                                                      exhibition room
                                                      will be closed for
                                                      other visitors.<br>
                                                      <br>
                                                    </font></font><font
                                                    face="Arial"><font
                                                      face="Arial"><font
                                                        face="Arial">We
                                                        look forward to
                                                        seeing you
                                                        there!<br>
                                                        Reni Hofmüller
                                                        und Ilse Weber<br>
                                                        <br>
                                                      </font></font></font><br>
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                                                          <font
                                                          size="+1"> <strong></strong><b>Handbuch
                                                          Überwachung<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          </b></font></font></font></font> "We
                                                    are all affected by
                                                    surveillance - the
                                                    Handbook
                                                    Surveillance is a
                                                    help for all
                                                    interested people to
                                                    find out about the
                                                    background", says
                                                    Adensamer, editor;
                                                    lawyer at Vicesse
                                                    and former employee
                                                    of epicenter.works<br>
                                                    The "Surveillance
                                                    Manual" establishes
                                                    the relationship
                                                    between individual
                                                    surveillance
                                                    measures and shows
                                                    that the
                                                    surveillance
                                                    pressure on the
                                                    population can only
                                                    be considered in its
                                                    entirety. Publisher
                                                    Angelika Adensamer,
                                                    a lawyer at Vicesse
                                                    and former employee
                                                    of epicenter.works,
                                                    sees it as an
                                                    important
                                                    contribution to
                                                    making it easier for
                                                    journalists,
                                                    politicians and
                                                    other interested
                                                    parties to deal with
                                                    police and
                                                    surveillance powers.<br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    On more than 200
                                                    pages, not only
                                                    individual measures
                                                    are scrutinized, but
                                                    also their overall
                                                    social significance
                                                    is highlighted. The
                                                    area of security
                                                    police and criminal
                                                    procedural law is
                                                    also presented
                                                    within this
                                                    framework. <br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    further information
                                                    about <a
                                                      href="https://handbuch-ueberwachung.at/"
moz-do-not-send="true">Handbuch Überwachung</a><br>
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                                                    <br>
                                                    <b>CYBORG SYNTHESIS</b><br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    <i>"We are the Borg!
                                                      Deactivate your
                                                      shields and
                                                      surrender. We will
                                                      add your
                                                      biological and
                                                      technological
                                                      characteristics to
                                                      ours. Your culture
                                                      will adapt and
                                                      serve us.
                                                      Resistance is
                                                      futile!"</i> <font
                                                      size="-1"
                                                      color="#a0a0a0">[The
                                                      Borg collective in
                                                      Star Trek: First
                                                      Contact, 1996]</font><br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    In a disembodied
                                                    machine voice, the
                                                    Borg, the cybernetic
                                                    collective, ask the
                                                    predominantly human
                                                    crew of the
                                                    Enterprise to
                                                    surrender. The Borg
                                                    collective
                                                    assimilates all life
                                                    forms of interest to
                                                    them, incorporating
                                                    their biological and
                                                    technological
                                                    characteristics and
                                                    knowledge, but also
                                                    their thinking,
                                                    acting and feeling.
                                                    <br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    <a
                                                      href="https://esc.mur.at/en/projekt/cyborg-synthesis"
moz-do-not-send="true">CYBORG SYNTHESIS</a> examines cultural, economic
                                                    and social changes
                                                    induced by digital
                                                    technologies. The
                                                    increasing
                                                    omnipresence of
                                                    digital technology
                                                    influences our
                                                    thinking, our
                                                    actions and general
                                                    being, often
                                                    unconsciously and
                                                    erratically. Cyborg
                                                    synthesis, theorises
                                                    that human behaviour
                                                    within this digital
                                                    era, may be
                                                    predicted and thus,
                                                    controlled.<br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    Do humans still have
                                                    the right to be
                                                    unpredictable?<br>
                                                     <br>
                                                    Works by:<br>
                                                    <b>Ursula Damm</b>
                                                    (DEU) sculptor and
                                                    media artist, <b>Stefan
                                                      Doepner</b>
                                                    (DEU/SLO) multimedia
                                                    artist, <b>Adam
                                                      Harvey</b>
                                                    (USA/DEU) artist and
                                                    researcher, <b>Juliana
                                                      Herrero</b>
                                                    (ARG/AUT) concept
                                                    artist, <b>Linda
                                                      Kronman</b> (FIN)
                                                    media artist and
                                                    designer, <b>Morehshin
                                                      Allahyari</b>
                                                    (IRN) artist and
                                                    activist, <b>Daniel
                                                      Rourke</b> (GBR)
                                                    writer and artist<br>
                                                    <br>
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                                                          Überwachung </b></i><b>with
                                                        Daniel Lohninger
                                                        (AUT), epicenter
                                                        works, lecture
                                                        and discussion,
                                                        cooperation with
                                                        Cryptoparty Graz</b><br>
                                                      Thu, 5.11.2020, 6
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                                                      <b><i>ORF Zeitton
                                                          spezial zum
                                                          musikprotokoll
                                                          2020 </i></b><br>
                                                      <b>Portrait of the
                                                        RCT and
                                                        recording of 
                                                        SENSorSENSE,
                                                        INTRINSIC
                                                        |RADIO| OF THE
                                                        COMPUTATIONAL at
                                                        musikprotokoll
                                                        2020, </b><br>
                                                      Thu, 12.11.2020,
                                                      11.03 pm<br>
                                                      <br>
                                                      <b>IMA – Fiction,</b>
                                                      <i><b>Video
                                                          portraits from
                                                          the IMA
                                                          fiction series</b></i><br>
                                                      Fri, 13.11.2020,
                                                      6pm<br>
                                                      <br>
                                                      <b><i>Robot
                                                          Partners
                                                          featuring
                                                          spineBot </i></b><b>with
                                                        Stefan Doepner,
                                                        Live
                                                        Robot-Performance</b><br>
                                                      Fr, 11.12.2020, 6
                                                      – 8pm, Finissage</font><br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    <font size="-1">CYBORG
                                                      SYNTHESIS is a
                                                      Coproduction of
                                                      esc medien kunst
                                                      labor, Graz
                                                      Kulturjahr 2020,
                                                      steirischer
                                                      herbst, ORF
                                                      musikprotokoll
                                                      2020 and
                                                      kunst@werk.<br>
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                                                      Supported by:
                                                      Kulturamt der
                                                      Stadt Graz,
                                                      Kulturreferat des
                                                      Landes Steiermark,
                                                      Bundesministerium
                                                      für Kunst, Kultur,
                                                      Öffentlicher
                                                      Dienst und Sport<br>
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