On May 29, the second author talk in a series dedicated to analyzing speculations about the future through the medium of the image will take place at the Provincial Public Library. Katarzyna Nestorowicz and Marcin Nowicki — the transdisciplinary artistic-research duo NOVIKI — will discuss artistic subjectivity in the algorithmic age.

When authorship becomes a matter of negotiation — between human and machine, suspended between individual authorship and collaboration — how does technology affect creative subjectivity? In an increasingly algorithmic culture, where the feed has replaced chronology and perception is constantly shaped by opaque systems of categorization, visual art can become a tool for critical inquiry. The meeting will offer an opportunity to revisit the lexicon of Vilém Flusser and to reflect on how visual art may serve as a tool for critical engagement with this cognitive impotence — and with what it implies for the future. The conversation will also provide a closer look at Future Fragments, an initiative bringing together voices, ideas, and concepts from people exploring the intersection of intelligence, technology, and visual art.

The discussion will be moderated by Lena Peplińska.