transmediale is hosting a launch of the book On Operational Images. From the Visual to the Invisual (University of Minnesota Press, 2023) by Jussi Parikka.
Serving as an extensive guide to a key concept in contemporary art, design, and media theory, Operational Images explores the implications of machine vision and the limits of human agency. Taking up on Harun Farocki’s initial investigation into the “operational image” – a term Farocki coined in early 2000 – media theorist Jussi Parikka considers the extent to which operational images have pervaded today’s visual culture, outlining how data technologies continue to develop and disrupt our understanding of images beyond representation.
Presentation and discussion with Jussi Parikka (Aarhus University/FAMU, Prague).
Moderated by Vera Tollmann (Leuphana University, Lüneburg)
The event is organized in cooperation with Harun Farocki Institut, UAS Potsdam/University of Potsdam (EMW), transmediale, and Aarhus University, Denmark/FAMU, Prague.
Wed December 6, 2023
19:00
transmediale studio
Free admission
The event will be in English.
Jussi Parikka also contributed to our latest book: A Short Incomplete History of Technologies That Scale . Both publications will be available at the event.