On the heels of Folsom Street Fair, Arse Elektronika, an annual conference on sex, technology and culture arrives in San Francisco from September 29-October 2.
Curious to know how sex and technology intersect? Arse Elektronika is certain to titillate. This year’s theme, “screw the system” looks to explore questions such as:“What are the labor conditions of non-Western workers who make most of the world’s sex toys? What’s the environmental footprint of a technologically assisted orgasm? How does the criminalization or stigma of sex tech production harm the communities in which it is produced? What’s the product life-cycle and planning horizon of sex tech? What are the barriers to entry for sex tech production? How important is intellectual property to sex tech, and how is it enforced?”
The event kicks off its opening night with the Prixxx Arse award for the best in sex machines, orgasmotrons and teledildonics on Thursday, September 29th at Chez Poulet. The event is organized by the Austrian art collective, monochrom.
Talks at the event include such topics as “Making a Mind Controlled Dildo” and hands on workshops for the DIY crowd.
While Arse Elektronika isn’t going to please all, I can’t imagine a city better suited for such an event. For the curious, you can check out the full schedule on Arse Elektronika’s website.
