'T_Cyberhol | Morpho

Welcome at the fifth work session of 'T_Cyberhol. Explore the exciting world of cyborg electronics, infused with the spirit of technofeminism! Together we can shape the future of technology in an inclusive and empowering way, short-circuiting patriarchal and neoliberal technologies.

For beings who are gender non-conforming, gender dissident, trans, fd, dyke, inter, bi, female, non-binary, or identify themselves CYBERFeministBIOHACKTransBORGS.

Initiated by Joke Caimo & ooooo with the support of SLARG & MORPHO

Entangled Boundaries with [Yi Zhang]

In this session, we take the relationships between mycelium and their substrates as a lens to rethink ecological and social boundaries. From the gendered categorization of plants in Linnaean taxonomy to modernity’s separations of human and non-human life, we will examine how structural “separability” (da Silva, 2016) and the designation of certain beings as ‘worth less’ (Braidotti, 1994) continue to shape the social frameworks that govern our relationships with other beings and the environment.

How might we imagine interspecies dialogue differently? What could be a tangible tool for such encounters? And is dialogue itself necessary, or does this desire risk reproducing existing hierarchies and power dynamics?

Starting in toitoiDROME, we will build a low-tech, low-cost bio-synthesizer (https://lifepatch.id/Biosynth) : a CD4093-based circuit sensitive to moisture and the resistivity of organic matter. With this tool, we step outside and will explore possible interactions with mushrooms and other living beings in the urban environment.

[Yi Zhang] is an interdisciplinary artist, researcher, and storyteller who frequently collaborates with artists, designers, researchers, and collectives, engaging with diverse contexts and approaches to explore the intersections between ecology, identity, and materiality.

Bring your own lunch and possibly plugs, laptops, smartphones for research & documentation + also a soldering iron and basic tools if you have them.