Arse Electronika

Nein ich hab mich nicht verschrieben!
Es geht also nicht um die Ars Electronica, die vom 05. – 11. September in Linz stattfindet und die ich leider nicht besuchen kann.

Die Arse Electronika findet vom 05. – 07. Oktober in San Francisco satt. Der Veranstalter, Johannes Grenzfurthner (monochrom), ist zwar Österreicher, aber über weitere Gemeinsamkeiten kann nur spekuliert werden.

Arse Elektronika
ist eine Konferenz über
prOnnovation,
Pornography and Technological Innovation.

According to a study by Simon Smith, more than 800 items were registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office as sex toys between 1840 and 1997. Among them was a condom with a built-in computer chip that can play music. Progress?

From the depiction of a vulva in a cave painting to the newest internet porno, technology and sexuality have always been closely linked. No one can predict what the future will bring, but history indicates that sex will continue to play an essential role in technological development.

The porno effect accompanies every new technological development. Immediately after producing his famous bible, Gutenberg used his press to print erotica. Photography was utilized just as quickly. In 1874 the London police discovered 130,000 pornographic photos in the course of a single house search.
[Johannes Grenzfurthner/monochrom (Conference organizer)]

Wir wurden bereits 2005, durch die Aktion Scrotum gegen Votum, auf die Protagonisten von monochrom aufmerksam.