Imagine a life where the real and the virtual have merged into a singularity, into a megastructure of planetary-scale computation that manifests as a machine world. It comprises of layers of hardware, software, chemical, biological, and electrical systems where humans co-exist with non-humans.
TWIFSY (The world is fine, save yourself) by Peter Thiedeke is a visionary and thought-provoking multimedia installation presented at the T&G Building for Now or Never. It invites us to ponder the future of urban life in an era of ubiquitous technology and artificial intelligence.
Over three lunchtimes Experimenta will host a series of talks at the foot of Peter Thiedeke’s installation TWIFSY (The world is fine, save yourself) and located in the spectacular atrium of the T&G Building at 161 Collins Street.
TALK #1: Futurama – the 4th Industrial Revolution
Tuesday 27th August, 12.30 – 1.30pm
In the first of our three-part lunchtime talk series our topic captures the core concept behind TWIFSY, imagining a future where the physical and digital worlds merge into one unified reality or “singularity.” It hints at the immense technological shifts that could arise from ubiquitous AI, smart cities, and planetary-scale computation blurring the lines between the real and virtual realms.
The notion of singularity is intriguing from both scientific and philosophical perspectives. This framing allows for fascinating exploration into the economic, social, political and existential implications of such a convergence between man and machine. The talk is an ambitious, thought-provoking look into radically transformative scenarios on the horizon.
Facilitator: Nathan Scolaro
Speaker: Peter Thiedeke, artist
Supported by:
About the Speakers
Peter Thiedeke
Peter Thiedeke is an interdisciplinary image maker concerned with post-digital critique, Peter is working on a PhD project within futurist discourses surrounding the Smart City, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Everything (IoE).
Peter ThiedekeTurrbal & Yuggera Country
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Peter Thiedeke is an interdisciplinary image maker working at the intersection of art, design, research, and technology. Peter contributes to international collectives, including Tomato, and works with creative agencies, publishers, technologists, architects, universities, museums, activists, and cultural festivals. Peter has exhibited in London, Paris, New York, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Tokyo, and Buenos Aires.
Concerned with post-digital critique, Peter is working on a PhD project within futurist discourses surrounding the Smart City, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Everything (IoE). Peter uses speculative design methods to investigate plausible visual futures in urban environments through media architecture, digital placemaking projects, and acupunctural urban art interventions with the city’s systems.
Nathan Scolaro
Nathan Scolaro
Nathan Scolaro is a Melbourne-based writer and editor who is passionate about the role language and stories play in shaping who we are and how we live.
For eight years he edited Dumbo Feather magazine, and was enthralled by stories that capture the depth and richness of people’s experience, outlook and work. He saw how powerful these stories were, not only for the listener or reader, but for the storytellers themselves: how enlivened they became articulating their sense of self, their purpose and their gift to the world.
Nathan has been working in publishing and journalism for nearly two decades, and wants to share his passion for meaningful storytelling, with like-minded and like-hearted folks.
