Curator and writer Nadim Samman talks about his research and curatorial approach, the notion of the Technocene, the esoteric imaginary surrounding contemporary tech, the book and exhibition Poetics of Encryption and, among other things, how their three chapters – Black Site, Black Box, and Black Hole – function as models for where we see ourselves in relation to technology’s encrypted core. 

This episode is hosted by Ondřej Trhoň, edited by Tjaša Pogačar, sound design by Oliver Torr, visual by Jaka Neon. The cover image is based on the work Panorama Cat by Eva & Franco Mattes.

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https://www.galerierudolfinum.cz/en/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/poetics-of-encryption/

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