arse elektronika

Issue #4 (2014) of German magazine “Business Punk” features statements by Arse Elektronika curator Johannes Grenzfurthner. (Click to enlarge)

Mattie Brice wrote a great piece about Arse Elektronika 2014. This past weekend, I went to the annual sex and tech conference in San Francisco, Arse Elektronika. This was actually the first conference I spoke at back in 2012 when it was specifically about play and games, and I got to come again this year … Read more

Cory Doctorow featured Arse Elektronika 2014! The theme this year is “trans*.*” and the event features “Talks, machines, games, workshops and performances;” runs from Oct 2-5 at San Francisco’s Chez Poulet (3359 Cesar Chavez St). Trans is a Latin noun or prefix, meaning “across”, “beyond” or “on the opposite side”. What does that mean for … Read more

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Arse Elektronika 2014 TRANS*.* monochrom‘s festival on sex and tech! October 2-5, 2014 in San Francisco, USA. Call for talks, performances, games, workshops, machines, systems! Trans is a Latin noun or prefix, meaning “across”, “beyond” or “on the opposite side”. What does that mean for sex and technology? – Transitions, translations, transgressions, transistors & transducers, … Read more

Eine Lecture-Performance von Johannes Grenzfurthner (monochrom). Wir sind eine sexuell motivierte und Werkzeuge verwendende Spezies. Von den tausende Jahre alten Höhlenzeichnungen einer Vulva bis zum neuesten Online-Porn-Game, Technologie und Sexualität waren schon immer eng miteinander verbunden. Auch in Zukunft wird Sex eine essentielle Rolle in der technologischen Entwicklung spielen. As part of “Sex Matters” conferenz … Read more

A talk performance by Johannes Grenzfurthner / monochrom. We may not forget that mankind is a sexual and tool-using species. From the depiction of a vulva in a cave painting to the newest internet porn game, technology and sexuality have always been closely linked. New technologies are quick to appeal to pornography consumers, and thus … Read more

Interview with Arse Elektronika curator Johannes Grenzfurthner in NEON. German language. Im Film »Her« verliebt sich die Hauptfigur, gespielt von Joaquin Phoenix, in ein Computersystem. Technik und Erotik – wie gut passt das in der Realität zusammen? Sehr gut, sagt Johannes Grenzfurthner. Der 38-jährige Künstler aus Österreich ist der Kurator der jährlichen Sex-und-Technik–Konferenz »Arse Elektronika«. … Read more

(German language.) (Click to enlarge.)