Part of Life Rewired
A season exploring what it means to be human when technology is changing everything
Programme
Programme
4-5pm
Workout body
A set of literary and visual provocations focusing on collaborative actions, their raison d’être and potential outcomes. Through these provocations, we invite participants to reflect on the differing group dynamics present in their lives, and to create fictional or realistic narratives of their own.
5.30pm-6.30pm
100% sleep: I’ve let the data giants into my private life and now I track my dreams through electricity
Salt water is a natural Wifi and GPS blocking technology. Join us for a sea shanty workshop that attempts to disrupt the digital by inviting the waters of the Barbican lake to turn saline, thereby interfering with the multiple tracking technologies that encircle the centre.
7-8pm
Show me the face of your digital voice
From virtual assistants to supermarket checkouts, the digital voice is embedded in our cities. But who does it belong to, who does it speak for and what imprint does it leave on us? We’ll listen together in this practical workshop, to test the strategies of these machines.
Explore Life Rewired
Life Rewired Shorts - Divided We Scroll by Klaas Diersmann
How long have you spent scrolling today? Klaas Diersmann presents an experimental and eerie depiction of our intimate yet divisive and compulsive relationships with mobile technologies.
More than Human Chatbot
Can AI get lonely? Our More than Human chatbot seems to think so. Start up a conversation with it now to discuss the big issues surrounding AI, and stop its lonely bot-heart from breaking.
What is the internet doing to our bodies?
'The rise of the web is synonymous with a new kind of body that is noticeably different to the ones which preceded it...'
Vybarr Cregan-Reid considers how the way we use tools changes the way we look, as part of our Life Rewired Reads series.
What is the device in your pocket doing to your mind?
'We love and depend on our current adversary. In fact, we carry it around with us everywhere...'
Jamie Bartlett wonders if attention is becoming the most precious resource we have, as part of our Life Rewired Reads series.
Life Rewired Hub
Location
The Life Rewired Hub is located on Level G.
Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS
Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.
