ReSilence is delighted to present the “Mining Affect” Symposium
May 26, 2025 @ 14.00 – 18.00
Thessaloniki Concert Hall (25 Martiou & Paralia)
The symposium will revolve around the emotional analysis of urban spaces and digital sociality in a time of data extractivism, cognitive labor and disruption-driven disinformation. How will the “digital continuum” transform 21st-century urbanity and how may these transformations impact our nervous systems?
Opening Talks:
• Nefeli Georgakopoulou, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas & Peter Friess, European Commission
• Manuel Cirauqui, Eina Idea & Beatrice de Gelder, Maastricht University
Keynote Interventions:
• Tasos Varoudis – The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
• Mel Slater – University of Barcelona
• Patricia Reed – Design Academy Eindhoven
Keynote Moderators: Nefeli Georgakopoulou & Berta Gutierrez, forty-five degrees
Closing Roundtable:
Tasos Varoudis, Mel Slater, and Patricia Reed in dialogue with the audience Moderated by Manuel Cirauqui & Beatrice de Gelder
