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“Technology has stripped us of the ability to shape the meaning of the world”

Mónica Rikić

The work of Mónica Rikić (Barcelona, 1986) offers a critical reflection on technology through the creation of handmade electronic devices. To understand the...

Jules Verne 200Experience, at IDEAL, Centre d’Arts Digitals Barcelona.© IDEAL, Centre d’Arts Digitals Barcelona
Folding the world. Should we make a firm commitment to immersive art?

Is the immersive art scene in Barcelona, as examined in this debate through the perspectives of eight experts, an isolated cultural phenomenon? These kinds of artistic proposals...

This mural by Elisa Capdevila pays tribute to the Talia theatre on Paral·lel. © Street Art Barcelona / Fernando Alcalá Losa
Urban art as a reflection of Barcelona’s (eternal) transition

Urban art is disruptive, provocative and transforms public spaces, sparking heated debates about its legitimacy. Is it vandalism or artistic expression? In...

Oficina Ciutadana de Memòries Sintèriques [Citizens’ Office of Synthetic Memories] by Domestic Data Streamers at Disseny Hub Barcelona. © Imatges Barcelona / Júlia Arnau
Artificial intelligence bursts onto the creative and cultural scene

New times are ahead, and they will change everything. Artificial intelligence (AI) is bringing about a significant shift in the economic and business sectors, as...

© Joan Roca de Viñals
Marta Orriols: “I never once thought, ‘I want to be a writer, and I’ll get published’”

Marta Orriols

We are at Casa Fuster, the modernist building designed by architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner on Passeig de Gràcia. Now a luxury hotel, we sit on a maroon velvet sofa. On the...

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Social media: Allies of the public or threats to democracy?

Our perception of social media has been turned on its head. These platforms first gained media attention for their crucial role in organising social movements like the Arab...

Nexus: Power is information

I read Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari before it became a global publishing sensation and long before the author emerged as a cult figure in Silicon Valley and Davos. This admission...

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