Glitch Art as Resistance: A Conversation on Algorithms and Invisible Censorship with Verena Voigt and Ian Keaveny
Summary
An interview-discussion with curator Verena Voigt and glitch artist/activist Ian Keaveny (aka crash stop) about glitch art, algorithms, and invisible censorship. The conversation took place at the Digitalvilla in Potsdam-Neubabelsberg as part of the event "GLITCH ART IN THE AGE OF PERFECT CENSORSHIP," embedded in the two-year project "FALLING FROM THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS: COLD FEET – LONG ARMS." The piece explores how glitch art functions as a form of resistance against algorithmic control and invisible censorship in the digital age.
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· 3 pulledGlitch art is not just about aesthetic errors, but about revealing the hidden structures of control in our digital environments.
In the age of perfect censorship, the glitch becomes a political tool — a way to break through the seamless surface of algorithmic perfection.
We are living in a time where the most effective censorship is the one you don't even notice.
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