»At the dawn of the modern era, mechanics became the model for life, whereas from the beginning of contemporary culture, which is founded on mechanical principles, it is the organic that has become the model and leading metaphor of machine and programs. Today, the language used in the networks of connected machines and programs is replete with organisms, genetic processes, oceans, rivers, and streams.«
— Zielinski, Siegfried. Deep Time of the Media: Toward an Archaeology of Hearing and Seeing by Technical Means. 2002. Trans. Custance, Gloria. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2006. (via carvalhais)
(I highly recommend attending one of Zielinskis lectures at the Berlin University of the Arts)
(I highly recommend attending one of Zielinskis lectures at the Berlin University of the Arts)
»So you’re a “nihilist” “anarcho-syndicalist” who listens to “Daft Punk”, eh? Great. What are those, checkboxes on your Facebook profile?«
»A lot of friends who go abroad seem, in my observation, only to gain a short-term laconism and a penchant for staring into the distance.«
