System Seduction by Gary Zhexi Zhang

At the heart of cybernetics, there lies a curious contradiction between a deep desire to model the system in its totality and an intimate understanding that this was an impossibility. As Norbert Wiener imagined in 1956, we are already drowning in an ocean of noise, running as fast as we can just to stay where we are. Today, disciplines as varied as science, design, economics, and philosophy are faced with world-systems of knowledge that seem to dissolve into each other. As ecologies collide, ontologies dissemble. How do we deal with unimaginable complexity? Gary Zhexi Zhang is an artist and writer interested in socio-technical objects. His current work explores decentralized organizations such as swarms, mycelia, and markets within the context of aesthetics, cryptography, and work. This lecture is a part of Lithuanian pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale 2018 More info: Follow us on Facebook: