2019 Leonardo Art, Science and Technology Lecture Series | The Terraforming
Speaker: Benjamin Bratton
Date: September 22, 2019 (Sunday)
Time: 1 – 3 pm
Language: English (with Chinese translation)
Venue: Open Hub @Chronus Art Center
Co-organized by Chronus Art Center, Strelka Institute of Architecture, Media and Design
In collaboration with Leonardo / ISAST
*Free Admission
The Terraforming
About the Lecture
On September 22, Benjamin H. Bratton will bring us a talk about his new project The Terraforming, a research program exploring urbanism at planetary scale from technical, philosophical and ecological perspectives. He will present the key ideas of his new book, The Terraforming from Strelka Press.
The Terraforming is the comprehensive project to fundamentally transform Earth cities, technologies, and ecosystems to ensure that the planet will be capable of supporting Earth-like life. Artificiality, automation, and astronomy form the basis of the alternative planetarity.
The Terraforming is planned as a three-year research cycle held at Strelka Institute in Moscow. It is now calling for applications for professionals with varied backgrounds and work experience in the fields of architecture, urbanism, filmmaking, digital media, interactive design, computer technologies, social studies, physical sciences and other fields. The program is tuition-free and researchers are paid a stipend. For more information, please visit website https://theterraforming.strelka.com/
Special thanks to Strelka Institute of Architecture, Media and Design for their support for the event.
Benjamin Bratton
本杰明·布拉顿（Benjamin Bratton）的工作涉及哲学、艺术、设计和计算机科学。他是加州大学圣地亚哥分校视觉艺术教授， 上海纽约大学客座教授，莫斯科Strelka媒体、建筑和设计研究所“新常规”（The New Normal）的项目主任。他著有《堆栈：关于软件和主权（The Stack: On Software and Sovereignty）》（麻省理工学院出版社）。
