Yorgos Karras
@yorgosss.bsky.social
Art historian exploring the intersection of contemporary art, AI surveillance, and queer theory (www.ephemerals.org). I also take photos (borderboii.tumblr.com).
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Can't keep track of the latest abomination from Unit 8200?
Neither can I, but here is another one.
www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...
Neither can I, but here is another one.
www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...
Israel developing ChatGPT-like tool that weaponizes surveillance of Palestinians
The Israeli army is building an AI language model using millions of intercepted conversations between Palestinians, accelerating incrimination and arrest.
www.972mag.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Can't keep track of the latest abomination from Unit 8200?
Neither can I, but here is another one.
www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...
Neither can I, but here is another one.
www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...
In these menacing times for trans rights, I’m reminded of Mary Maggic’s video 'Housewives Making Drugs'. In this text, I explore their work and other artistic projects that hack notions of gender, DNA, and bodily autonomy, while countering hegemonic control over our bodies. Femme energy included.
Queering Genetic Data: Biohacking à la Heather Dewey-Hagborg and Mary Maggic
Artists that use biohacking, such as Heather Dewey-Hagborg and Mary Maggic, interrogate systems of power that regulate bodies, identities…
medium.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
In these menacing times for trans rights, I’m reminded of Mary Maggic’s video 'Housewives Making Drugs'. In this text, I explore their work and other artistic projects that hack notions of gender, DNA, and bodily autonomy, while countering hegemonic control over our bodies. Femme energy included.
François Bellabas merges in his video work real images with AI-generated ones, creating a hypnotizing flux of sceneries that defy the boundaries of traditional image-making. He recreates the exhibition space in his video game, merging again real and digital. Currently on view at Contretype
January 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
François Bellabas merges in his video work real images with AI-generated ones, creating a hypnotizing flux of sceneries that defy the boundaries of traditional image-making. He recreates the exhibition space in his video game, merging again real and digital. Currently on view at Contretype
Seeing art centers like #Beursschouwburg turning to #Mastodon (or #BlueSky) fills me with a bit of hope 💙
Let’s keep making waves! 🌊
Let’s keep making waves! 🌊
January 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Seeing art centers like #Beursschouwburg turning to #Mastodon (or #BlueSky) fills me with a bit of hope 💙
Let’s keep making waves! 🌊
Let’s keep making waves! 🌊
Reposted by Yorgos Karras
I thought sharing my talk as part of the SGSAH International Summer School: Global Connects was a good idea. Introduction by Prof. Joseph DeLappe. Jun 28, 2023. It relates even more now.
"Furtherfield’s Grounded Spirit of Activism in Art, Technology & Social Change" - Dr Marc Garrett
YouTube video by Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities
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January 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I thought sharing my talk as part of the SGSAH International Summer School: Global Connects was a good idea. Introduction by Prof. Joseph DeLappe. Jun 28, 2023. It relates even more now.
Shu Lea Cheang disrupting AI technologies with her site-specific work curated by Paul B. Preciado
Data as the Contemporary Panopticon: A Look Through Shu Lea Cheang’s ‘3x3x6’
The strategies of the American-Taiwanese interdisciplinary artist to queer AI systems
medium.com
January 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Shu Lea Cheang disrupting AI technologies with her site-specific work curated by Paul B. Preciado
"RedNote has begun removing US users’ posts that are considered “too sensitive” for the app, including posts discussing LGBTQ topics"
“People looking for alternative social media apps should be cautious about the privacy implications of sharing information with an app that has not yet seen substantial public scrutiny outside of China,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @theverge.com.
As Americans flock to RedNote, privacy advocates warn about surveillance
Privacy advocates are also warning against using the app.
www.theverge.com
January 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
"RedNote has begun removing US users’ posts that are considered “too sensitive” for the app, including posts discussing LGBTQ topics"
A short piece I wrote on the relevance of 'surveillance art'
Why Queering AI Surveillance Technologies with Art Matters
In the 21st century, data has become the most valuable commodity on Earth. The new mining lords are the Big Tech companies, armed with…
medium.com
January 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A short piece I wrote on the relevance of 'surveillance art'