index: tatiana bazzichelli + joana moll

Art as evidence. In other words, using art to shed light on a world that would otherwise be invisible. This conceptual framework for exploring the potential of art to uncover facts, expose wrongdoing and raise awareness of social, political and technological issues was coined a decade ago by the film director Laura Poitras (Citizenfour, All Beauty and Car[bio]nage). The talk will introduce the theme of disruption in relation to art and whistleblowing.
Drawing on the events and research programme at the Disruption Network Lab in Berlin, Germany, through the voice of its founder and director Tatiana Bazzichelli and the artistic work of Joana Moll, the conference traces the background to the concept of art as evidence and the impact of whistleblowing on art and culture, from the early WikiLeaks projects to the revelations of Edward Snowden.

tatiana bazzichelli
Tatiana Bazzichelli is the founder and director of Disruption Network Lab, a non-profit organisation based in Berlin (Germany). Since 2014 she has been exploring the intersection of politics, technology and society. Her artistic work focuses on whistleblowing, network culture, art and activism. She is the author of Whistleblowing for Change (2021) and Networked Disruption (2013).

joana moll
Joana Moll is an artist, researcher and teacher. She divides her time between Barcelona (Spain) and Berlin (Germany). She is co-founder of the Critical Interface Politics research group at HANGAR (Barcelona). Her work critically explores the way techno-capitalist narratives affect machines, humans and ecosystems. She has presented her work at the Venice Biennale (Italy), Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria) and Harvard University (USA), among others.

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talk included in the index 2024 – art and technology biennial programme

the index art and technology biennial is part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the april revolution

The Conferences Programme of Biennial INDEX is supported by the European Digital Deal project.