Media Magic
Two Day Conference
Symposium
First released as a book where each book had a hand marbled pice of paper originally leased at NY Art book Fair and sold out at Philly. This edition is created using photo copies from the original. Hand Bound by the artists.
Book Release
Friday October 16th. 6pm - 8pm
Discotech
Saturday October 17th. 12pm - 4pm.
Friday, October 16th
Media Magic Symposium - at the LOVE Building, 11am to 4pm
What is it? A space for media organizers, designers, and community technologists to gather in celebration of over a decade of community technology and design justice work that started in Detroit and spread internationally from the Allied Media Conference. Invited participants can expect exciting talks, panels, workshops, a media library, and food
Book Release - at BULK Space, 6pm to 8pm
Title: DiscoTechs and the Alchemy of Community Technology
What is it? Following a 2024 DiscoTech held at Talking Dolls, Nour Arafat has been editing a volume of over 20+ contributions on topics related to ‘community technology’ in collaboration with Clare Gatto at BULK Space. This book serves as an archive and as a map towards what we make possible when we share our knowledge, principles, and practices with each other. Over 200 pages, printed using riso, it is an exciting compendium for anyone interested in the boundaryless natures of media, design, tech, art, science, and creative culture.
Saturday, October 17th
DiscoTech - at the LOVE building, 12pm to 4pm
What is it? DiscoTech’s are essentially a science fair that’s also a party with music, food, and cool people to demystify a range of technologies. People can come through and learn things like how the internet works, how sound systems are built, how to screen print, and dig into a lot of other creative topics and skills. DiscoTech’s have a beautiful in-depth history, started by Diana Nucera and Nina Bianchi as part of work that was connected to the Detroit Digital Justice Coalition and the AMC.
Processing Community Day - at the LOVE building, 12pm to 4pm
