Art Hack Day Portland :: Echo Chamber

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-- Art Hack Day Portland --

ECHO CHAMBER

Sign up to participate and create an exhibit from scratch

(limited number of spots!)

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Highlights :

• Theme: Echo Chamber (see below)
• Check out some videos from prior events and some of the awesome press
• We have access to a bunch of fun equipment for your wildest hack dreams (Arduinos, Kinects, soldering stations, monitors etc.)
• Surprises leading up to the hack.... tune in to @arthackday

Preliminary schedule:

• Friday March 24, 6 pm :: ECHO CHAMBER begins! Participant intros, form teams, equipment list check + overview of exhibit space
• Saturday March 25, all day :: Hack + countdown to the exhibit
• Sunday March 26, 2pm :: Exhibit install begins
• Sunday March 26, 6pm-late :: Exhibit opening + party

Theme : ECHO CHAMBER

The Internet was originally hailed as an inherently democratic medium that would promote democracy, sweep away corrupt gatekeepers, and make it easy for anyone to create or access knowledge. From that would come better solutions, more transparency, and citizens with more power than at any time in history.

Now the basic assumption of a common truth has been disrupted by a technology that can offer any reality and alter any history, on demand, 24/7. Rather than heralding a peaceful global commons we find ourselves fragmented into echo chambers and struggling to find common ground outside of our friends list.

As the dream of a democratic Internet fades we are left to question what role it actually plays in our society and government. As hackers we have little time to mourn the loss of techno-utopian ideals as there is an urgent need to critically examine the impact of our creation and consider mechanisms for mediation.

Artists and hackers from the Pacific Northwest will inhabit PNCA for a weekend to produce new, collaborative projects that investigate this echo chamber. Participants will begin hacking on Friday evening March 24th. Visitors are invited to join the teams on Sunday, March 26th starting at 6:00pm for a closing exhibition, live performances, and party.

Can't wait to play,

http://arthackday.net/

Ping @arthackday with any questions

Sponsored by: PNCA Make+Think+Code, Jetson Creative, Glowbox, Helios Interactive, and The Program

Organized by: Art Hack Day & Portland Creative Coders