Opening: Malware – Symptoms of Viral Infection & lecture Jussi Parikka
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Beschrijving van het evenement
Beschrijving
Opening event of Malware, an exhibition on the history and evolution of the computer virus (5 July – 10 November), including a lecture by Jussi Parikka and a festive opening moment with the Malware curators Bas van de Poel and Marina Otero Verzier.
Malware - Symptoms of Viral Infection presents an overview of infamous computer viruses, from early DOS-viruses, to advanced worm, spy and ransomware. These form the starting point for an exploration of questions of security, warfare and geopolitics in times of rapid technological advance. Check the Malware web dossier at https://malware.hetnieuweinstituut.nl/en
Opening Programme
19:00 - 21:00 lecture by Jussi Parikka (writer, media theorist and professor at Winchester School of Art), author of Digital Contagions: A Media Archaeology of Computer Viruses and a respons by Svitlana Matvieyenko, co-author of Cyber War and Revolution, moderated by Marina Otero Verzier.
+/- 21.15 Festive toast and short intro to Malware by the curators Bas van de Poel and Marina Otero Verzier and the option to visit to the exhibition on the 3rd floor.
! Please note: If you want to join the lecture please be in time, we start at 19:00 sharp. A busy evening is expected and full means full. This RSPV therefore, does not guarantee a seat.
Thursday Night Live! and dinner
The Malware opening is part of TNL! with several other events taking place. Het Nieuwe Instituut will be open until 23:00.
From 18:00 Thursday Night Bite is being served, a light vegetarian meal for € 7,70. If you would like to eat, please book your Dinner Voucher in advance.
Image: Artistic interpretation of computer virus PolloCrypt by Tomorrow Bureau and Bas van de Poel.
Organisator Het Nieuwe Instituut
Organisator van Opening: Malware – Symptoms of Viral Infection & lecture Jussi Parikka
The contemporary era is characterised by radical technological, economic, cultural and social shifts. Het Nieuwe Instituut aims to illuminate and map a rapidly changing world while at the same time fostering discussion of topics related to the vast field of design.
