Day 1 - Universal Language I: Human-Computer Interaction

Zeros and Zeros

The first day of Universal Language I brings together non-binary Turing machines, the I-Ching, spectrograms, electronic dance music, subjective math logics, digital-cultural mistranslations, divination systems, and predictive technologies come together.

After an introductory lecture by curator Rachael Rakes, contributors Evelyn Wan, Gary Stewart (Bantu), and Rodrigo Ochigame present multiple histories and possible forms of computation, highlighting systems technology’s entanglement across cultural, social, and economic life.

All participants from both days then gather for a roundtable discussion, where audience engagement encouraged. The program pauses and resets for the live performance Chaos Theory and the Black Gaze by Gary Stewart, followed by drinks and bites.

Human-Computer Interaction, is the first gathering of a year-long program for Stroom Den Haag’s multi-year initiative, Entangled Codes, which frames contemporary technology in relation to public space, and civic life.