Technologies of Hope: 100 Responses to the Pandemic
This workshop examined how the specific technologies being promoted to combat the COVID-19 pandemic sought to observe, screen, enforce, and attempt to modify humans and the spaces they move within, mediating the relationship between body, architecture, and geography.
Through the introductory talk and following workshop, participants were introduced to the way we unquestioningly accepted technologies into our lives. The workshop prompted participants to think about the ways in which we contain the virus, and whether our efforts curtail our rights and freedom.
About the Artists
Stephanie Hankey and Marek Tuszynski investigate the impact of technology on society and its relationship to social, environmental, and political issues. They have been working together producing creative interventions for the past 20 years—exhibitions, art works, films, events, workshops and writing—using the best way possible to tell stories, influence attitudes, and find new ways of seeing. They are the cofounders of ‘Tactical Tech’, the co-curators of ‘Nervous Systems: Quantified Life and the Social Question,’ and the award winning touring exhibition, ‘The Glass Room,’ a museum and street-based art installation presented in Berlin, London, New York, and San Francisco, now transformed into a successful pop-up touring exhibition.
