We would like to welcome our first speakers of Panel 4, "Playing the Self Beyond Algorithms", scheduled on 24th of May
@msuzagreb . 👾
Tjaša Pogačar & Brandon Rosenbluth
"Reflections on/from ARIA"
Algo-Rhythmic Ideation Assembly (ARIA) is a summer school that hybridizes art, education, and theory with immersive (role)play, which we initiated and curated in Ljubljana in 2023 and 2024. ARIA took the form of a week-long intensive gathering that brought together an international cohort of artists and thinkers for a public programme and closed-door workshops embedded in an immersive role-play experience created by OMSK Social Club. The summer school adopted a role-play format to escape from entrenched ways of being and thinking – both individually and collectively – amid ongoing political and ecological upheaval. Inspired by mystical techniques, contemporary cultural theory, speculative thinking, occult traditions, and digital technologies, ARIA sought to prototype other possible selves, collectivities, and worlds, allowing for new forms of subjectivities to emerge and bleed into our consensus reality.
In our talk, we will outline the context, motivations, approach, and challenges involved in the design of ARIA. Drawing on practices and discussions with the mentors and participants that shaped its two editions, we will reflect on how methods embodied and participatory fictions, such as role-playing, might shift understandings of identity, collectivity, and agency beyond identity politics. We will explore the possibilities this opens for creative practice, curatorial work, and institutional change.
Tjaša Pogačar is a curator and editor-in-chief of Šum. She co-created ARIA and runs the Plaza Protocol off-site project. Her writing appeared in e-flux, ETC, Fotograf, and publications by L’internationale, MG+MSUM, and elsewhere. She is pursuing a PhD at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (AVU), exploring exhibition-making as a collective world(build)ing practice.
Brandon is the co-creator and curator of ARIA and curator for the Indigo Festival. He has collaborated with Mariechen Danz, Saša Spačal, Aïsha Devi, CTM, ISO LABS, and Reforester festivals.
![Nejtajemnější kámen na světě, cesty do neznáma a ještě dálVčera večer jsme spolu s umělcem Sahejem Rahalem, kurátorkami Edith Lázár a Evou Drexlerovou a moderátorkou rozhovoru z cyklu CRASH Tjašou Pogačar nahlédli do mnoha zákoutí lidské mysli a také jsme se dotkli tématu jejích hranic. Co je pro člověka děsivého na představě setkání s neznámými bytostmi? Je schopnost dorozumívat se, jak ji chápeme my, univerzálně platná? Nemohou existovat entity, které nás přesahují a se kterými není možné se spojit? A znáte příběh o kameni Hypatia?▸ ▸ ▸ Audiozáznam celého povídání si budete moci již brzy pustit jako podcast platformy Šum (@sumjournal). A nezapomeňte – dnes je poslední možnost setkat se v Galerii Rudolfinum s umělcem a oběma kurátorkami výstavy Beyond the City of Time! Komentovaná prohlídka v anglickém jazyce začíná v 18:00 a vstup na ni je volný.——— The most mysterious stone in the world, journeys into the unknown and beyondLast night, together with artist Sahej Rahal, curators Edith Lázár and Eva Drexlerová, and CRASH talk moderator Tjaša Pogačar, we explored many corners of the human mind and also touched on the topic of its limits. What is it about the idea of encountering unknown beings that is so frightening to humans? Is the ability to communicate, as we understand it, universally valid? Could there be entities that transcend us and with whom it is impossible to connect? And do you know the story of the Hypatia stone?▸ ▸ ▸ You’ll soon be able to listen to the full recording of this conversation as a podcast of the Šum platform (@sumjournal) And don’t forget – today is your last chance to meet the artist and both curators of the exhibition Beyond the City of Time at Galerie Rudolfinum! The guided tour in English begins at 6 pm, and admission is free.[◉°] Debata z cyklu CRASH na téma Světy za hranicemi Města času © Galerie Rudolfinum, foto Tereza Kunderová (@pozdealeprece)@sahejrahal@eddi_laser@evadrex@__tpp__#galerierudolfinum #rudolfinum #sahejrahal #beyondthecityoftime #sahejrahalbeyondthecityoftime](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6727683134623968533635_0_9e9cf4957b1e3e42fb8675a519a5ce01.jpg?o=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&h=ba963e6a7678ed60a24de0b3ef634dd2)
