Death Tech
Series
Where
When
Wednesday, 28 Apr 2021, 12:30pm - 01:30pm
Event Status
Past event

Given enough data, can AI recreate the essence of a human consciousness? In this conversation, avant-pop musician and artist Sui Zhen – creator of the Melbourne Knowledge Week performance Losing, Linda – joins Professor Michael Arnold of the University of Melbourne DeathTech Research Team to discuss where artistic expression intersects with themes of death and grief.
Losing, Linda, combines upbeat electronic pop songs with video art, encouraging Sui’s audience to reflect on mortality and memorialisation, while Arnold’s research lies at the intersection of technology, death, and social media. Both consider what it means to live and die in the Digital Age.
Presented in partnership with Melbourne Knowledge Week
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Featuring
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Michael Arnold is Associate Professor and Head of Discipline in the History and Philosophy of Science Programme at the University of Melbourne. Michael Arnold is a Professor in the History and Philosophy of Science programme at the University of Melbourne. His research activities lie at the intersec... Read more

Throughout Melbourne-based artist Sui Zhen’s discography and performances, the experimental pop and performance artist has zoomed in on the intersections between human life and technology – how to exist in the digital age, as well as the ways in which we risk losing true sight of ourselves i... Read more
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