Though English is the most common language of international communication, in the Russian Internet, behind the Chinese firewall and in African countries active social (video) networks are constructed with completely unique subcultures.
To remind us that the Internet can exist without centralized control, INTK has created unCloud, an application that enables anyone with a laptop to create an open wireless network and distribute their own information.
This workshop is a tool for artists who wish to go beyond common usage of these mobile-controlled consumption interfaces on the Kindle and iPhone—and for anyone interested in what is happening underneath these surfaces.
A day dedicated to round-table demos and discussions to explore possible futures for the indie publisher; how to move to multi-platform publishing, embrace open publishing, the social book and new economic models.
Lutz Wohlrab and Karla Sachse’s workshop feeds the OCTO P7C-1 installation, the pneumatic mini-network running in the Haus der Kulturen der Welt during the entire festival.
Boaz Levin (Jerusalem/Berlin) is an artist, essayist and journalist who lives and works in Berlin. He studied fine arts at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem and is currently studying under Hito Steyerl at UDK in Berlin.