We are the force, the arteries, the creator. We choose when we stop. What happens when we glitch?
by Leah M. Friedman
ORGANIC
GLITCHES
Please answer the following:
THE ARTERIES OF INDUSTRY
Us, taken for granted
We withhold: industry stops
Industry stops: do we stop?
Nah
We go with or without
We are it
What do our bodies do if not fuel creation
If bodies are no longer part of the equation
What happens?
By automating, we (un)intentionally create our next generation
One that functions through bits and gears?
And is that an issue?
We (can) choose if it lives past industry
creating natural automation
Our arteries power the world.
We withhold: industry stops.
Industry stops: do we stop? Should we stop?
Signs all over the city of Philadelphia address industry, manufacturing, commerce...
...without a mention of the humans that run them.
INSPIRATIONS:
Music: Elsa Hewitt, James Blake, Lorraine James
Books: Lilith's Brood (Octavia Butler), He She and It (Marge Piercy), The Body Artist (Don DeLillo), The Cyborg Manifesto (Donna Haroway)
My experiences with emerging technology/brain-computer interface research and innovation.
Leah Friedman is a Philadelphia-based dancer, creator, and researcher. She has performed with Philadanco!, Philadanco’s D/2, and #dbdanceproject, and has presented digital work with ProteoMedia (2020) and thINKingDANCE (2020). Leah holds a B.S. in Cognitive Neuroscience, works as an AI & educational technology researcher, does research to support organizing for more just city budgets in Philly, and thinks a lot about cyborgs and nature.
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