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Possibility of Preserving

Intellectual cultivation of the human outside of the productive work meant his transition to contemplation as the highest form of being. Laziness became the cultivation of life for its own sake outside of the prison of economic calculation. And the human was enabled to look up from the abyss.
The era (aka Earth Recharging Association) of cognitive automation came into being. This cognitive mutation dissolved the relation between consciousness, politics, and freedom. The governance became the automation of data interpretation and decision–making. The establishment of automated chain of logical procedures aimed at substituting the conscious voluntary elections meant the end of politics or a concept called democracy.

artistsAleš Čermák, Lucia Gavulová, APART kolektiv, van Harskamp Nicoline, Karaoke Tundra, Kristína Országhová, Marianna Simnett, Josef Dabernig, Parallel Practice, András Cséfalvay, PLURAL
curatorsLucia Gavulová
placeKunsthalle Bratislava
tags
castAndrej Žabkay
cameraKata Mach, Tomáš Kmeť
soundTomáš Kmeť
editingTomáš Kmeť
interviewKata Mach
translationPalo Fabuš
categoryReports
published7. 8. 2017
languageČesky / English
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Possibility of Preserving
The image of pages in a textbook being turned by a machine and standardised scientific restoration processes may arouse concerns but simultaneously hope. The experience of Western modernity, whether optimistic or disastrous, is a significant heritage which we should take good care of. We already know only too well what crimes and violence modern western people were capable of committing or at least took part in. However, we should not forget that modern institutions, such as the state, schools, science or museums, have created the infrastructure for our better lives.