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Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · 1d

u wanna learn about #meme magic and ambient power…
u wanna listen about navigating the #inhuman through vibes so bad…
tune into ep#1 & ep#2 of the #AYASU? podcast series here ꩜ ꩜ aksioma.org/podcast/are-you-a-software-update ꩜ ꩜

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Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · 5d

𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑐𝑘? 𝐶𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑒 hijacks the grammar of clickbait and banners and parodies the economy of desire. It reminds us that “stuck” is no longer just a fetish but a default mode of existence online...

Live now on #Kunstsurfer (browser extension but sexy🫦)
>> aksioma.org/stuck-click-here <<

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Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · 8d

this #Rhizome open call could catch a lot of you 👀 .. if you’re into that kind of thing. apply by 10 october !
> rhizome.org/editorial/2025/sep/15/open-call-microgrants-2025/

Open Call: Microgrants 2025

Rhizome champions born-digital art and culture through commissions, exhibitions, scholarship, and digital preservation.

rhizome.org

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Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 ONLINE EXHIBITION 🚨 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤? 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 by #LotteLouisedeJong & curated by #EmilyHsiang-YunHuang lives in your adspace !!

>>MORE HERE aksioma.org/stuck-click-here <<

do u hate ads 🤮 & love art?? 😍
same. enter > kunstsurfer.org <

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Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · 18d

If revolution isn’t in the rupture, maybe it’s in the 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑘𝑒𝑦.

✮ aksioma.org/ayasu-ep4 ✮

💾 Fresh discourse uploaded! New episode of #AYASU? podcast w/ #CarolynPedwell & #NejaBerger is out.

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Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks to everyone who showed up at the opening of 𝐴𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒: 𝐴𝑢𝑡𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 🐆
The #installation by 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗿𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗷𝗶𝗰́ is on view in #Aksioma until 𝟮𝟰 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿.

༉ curated by 𝗘𝗺𝗮 𝗢𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗲𝗻𝘀̌𝗲𝗸
+ part of Aksioma’s production programme #U30+

photo: Domen Pal / Akisoma

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Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · 24d

! 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝟳𝗣𝗠 𝗶𝗻 #Aksioma !
𝐴𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒: 𝐴𝑢𝑡𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 by #SamraBuljić
🕷 aksioma.org/assimilation-complete-autocatalytic-form-replication 🕷

〰️ curated by #EmaOgrajenšek
➰ part of Aksioma's production programme #U30+

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Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · 25d

🔮 New episode of #AYASU? podcast “𝗛𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺” is out!
w/ artist + theorist #ShakaMcGlotten, hosted by #NejaBerger
✮ aksioma.org/ayasu-ep3 ✮

Witchy warfare vs algorithmic control.
What if seduction—not dissection—was the key to resistance?

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Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · 27d

Free PDF here 😉 www.aksioma.org/pdf/aksioma_...

www.aksioma.org

Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · Sep 11

〰️ OPENING 〰️ the large-scale #installation 𝐴𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒: 𝐴𝑢𝑡𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 by #SamraBuljić 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟳 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝟳 𝗣𝗠 𝗶𝗻 #Aksioma !

🕷 aksioma.org/assimilation-complete-autocatalytic-form-replication 🕷

༉ Curated by #EmaOgrajenšek

+ part of Aksioma’s production programme U30+

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Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · Sep 10

⁺₊ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗜 ₊⁺ SCREENING PROGRAMME

✿ 𝐶𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑥 𝐸𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑎 by #RichPell
𖥸 𝐵𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝑃𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 by #GerardOrtinCastellví
➳ 𝑅𝑜𝑎𝑑 𝑅𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟 by #CemileSahin
⚛ 𝐴𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑂𝑛 𝑀𝑦 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑑 by #DanielFelstead & #JennLeung

🎡 in Slovenian Cinematheque, 11 September at 20:30
𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 at aksioma.org/the-vast-automaton

Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · Sep 9

Forger boy-philosophy! The second episode of #AYASU? podcast “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹’𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹” just dropped.

Tune in to soft aesthetics, hard theory w/ #AlexQuicho & #NejaBerger 🐇

✮ aksioma.org/ayasu-ep2 ✮

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Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · Sep 8

⁺₊ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗜 ₊⁺ SCREENING PROGRAMME:

𖤓 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑢𝑛 by #AliceBucknell
𓆝 𝑆𝑖𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑙 by #SerinOh
☾ 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑤 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑡 by #MinhaPark

🎡 in Slovenian Cinematheque, 11 September at 19:00
𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 at aksioma.org/the-vast-automaton

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Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · Sep 5

“𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡, 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡.”

🎧 Lock into the first episode of 𝐴𝑌𝐴𝑆𝑈? podcast “𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀” w/ 𝗡𝗲𝗷𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 & 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗴 as they explore how memes spread ideas, spark movements, and connect people around the world.

✮ aksioma.org/ayasu-ep1 ✮

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Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · Sep 4

In collaboration with the #𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲 and #𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀, we are presenting 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑉𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝐴𝑢𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑛 screening programme happening on 𝟭𝟭 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, that anticipates the 5th edition of the 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝐴𝑟𝑡 𝐵𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑎𝑙 curated by #BaniBrusadin & #GiuliaColletti.

*ੈ aksioma.org/the-vast-automaton *ੈ

Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · Sep 2

New!
𝐭&𝐩 [𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭]: 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐀 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞?

As part of 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀&𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲#𝟭𝟲 𝗔𝗬𝗔𝗦𝗨? we explored in various ways how software systems influence human actions, participation and behaviour. Now 𝗡𝗲𝗷𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 delves deeper into the topic with this series of conversations...

bit.ly/3UZbEx4

🚶🎧

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Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thanks to all the gamers who joined us at the opening of #BlackBox last Wednesday! ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ 🎮 Exhibition is available to visit until 5 September in #Aksioma.

✷ aksioma.org/black-box ✷

𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 / Marijo Županov

Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · Aug 18

𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑑𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑜𝑝𝑒?

Enter 𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝐵𝑜𝑥, leave as content ✳️🌀✴️
opening the intermedia exhibition by #SaraBezovsek & #DorijanSisko on 20 august in #Aksioma

✷ aksioma.org/black-box ✷

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Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · Aug 14

#SaraBezovsek & #DorijanSisko — the artists mapping the terrain of memes, identity, and algorithmic futures.⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃

Enter 𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝐵𝑜𝑥 & leave as content on 𝟮𝟬 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 in #Aksioma 🔮

✷ aksioma.org/black-box ✷

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Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · Aug 12

𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐴𝑟𝑒 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠? by #MaksValenčič dives into how desire & difference break usual rules, mixing philosophy & calculus to rethink identity and reality.

Read full essay here 🌀 www.pixxelpoint.org/2024/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/aksioma_PXXP_Valencic_What-Are-Intensities_ENG.pdf

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Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · Aug 11

𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝐵𝑜𝑥 is a manifestation of total algorithmically driven curation, encapsulated in the form of a video game...

Unboxing the #intermedia exhibition 𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝐵𝑜𝑥 by #SaraBezovsek and #DorijanSisko on 𝟮𝟬 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝟳𝗣𝗠 in #Aksioma !

🌀 aksioma.org/black-box ✴️

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Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · Aug 8

#MartaCeccarelli’s presentation of 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 inside ❇️ THE VOID ❇️
thevoid.video/w/dTCoad9FpXytfNEuepQhU6

+ 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 +
a review of the publication by #LeaSande for INC!
networkcultures.org/expub/2025/07/08/nurturing-the-internet-grove/ 👀

Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · Jun 30

Our bookshop got a well deserved 𝓰𝓵𝓸𝔀-𝓾𝓹!

New arrivals to rewire your brain:
⟡ 𝑬𝒙𝒊𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 — now in EPUB
⟡ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑳𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒍 — finally in PDF
⟡ 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑨𝒀𝑨𝑺𝑼? 𝒕-𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒕 + this year’s tactics&practice talks playlist on YT

support us here 💄 aksioma.org/bookshop

Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · Jun 24

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙 𝑂𝑛𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑢𝑝𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔...

☁️ Full lecture 𝐵𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔-𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙: 𝑂𝑛 𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝑙𝑔𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝐸𝑝𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑒𝑠 by #CharlotteReuß and #SophiePublig is available here __> www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmCM...

Aksioma @aksiomaorg.bsky.social · Jun 23

#expub book launch and 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑡’𝑠 𝐷𝑎𝑟𝑘 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑠 presentation by #MartaCeccarelli streamed in #THEVOID in Amsterdam this weekend! ✨😊

👀 expandedpublishing.com/