The Influencers presents practices that cross over and beyond traditional definitions of art, computer engineering, design, performance and entertainment.
The festival is part of a research project that began in Bologna, Italy, in 2000 under the name ‘Digital is not analog’ and has gradually focused on exploring controversial strategies for radical intervention in mass communication. They may make use of revolutionary technological tools such as the internet or p2p networks, act by breaking into popular culture (mainstream media, pop music, advertising), or twist marketing strategies and show no mercy in taking over the imagery of the most out-of-control consumerism.
> Read allFrom April 7th to the 9th
at CCCB
carrer Montalegre 5, Barcelona
Free admission
thursday April 7th
Hall
19h Adbusters
20.30h Dragan Zivadinov / NSK / Noordung Kosmocinetic
Cabinet
friday April 8th
Auditorium
17h "Ceský Sen - Czech Dream". Film
by Vít Klusák and Filip Remunda 95' - DVD.
Original version with English and Spanish subtitles
Hall
19h Ceský Sen
20.30h Josh On
saturday April 9th
Auditorium
17h "The Yes Men" film by Chris
Smith, Dan Ollman, Sarah Price 78' - DVD
Original version with Spanish subtitles
Hall
19h Eddo Stern
20.30h Marko Peljhan
22h The Yes Men
Josh
Onhttp://www.theyrule.net
http://www.exxonsecrets.org
http://www.antiwargame.org
Josh On is a free-lance designer living in San Francisco. He is best known as the maker of several web projects such as The Anti War Game, Communiculture and especially They Rule and Exxon Secrets. These are interactive mapping systems that aim to provide a glimpse of some of the relationships of the US ruling class (They Rule) and the connections between the giant Exxon corporation and "scientific" anti-environmental think tanks.