arse elektronika

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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.)

In Playboy, March 2014. Voila!

Sure, classic nerds might be into MythBusters, Magic: the Gathering, and Minecraft. But they’re also into sex. In fact, the crossover between sex and the more traditional realms of nerd interest is longstanding; science fiction, for example, is frequently pointed at as a source of progressive and even transgressive sexual theory. In devising alternate universes, authors, … Read more

Nice write-up about sex, tech and Arse Elektronika on mako! Enjoy! Link (Hebrew)

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 porno, technology and sexuality have always been closely linked. New technologies are quick to appeal to pornography consumers, and thus these … Read more