Helen Torres

BIO Helen Torres is a sociologist, educator and translator. She works from feminist and anti-colonial perspectives on the articulation between language, art and politics. She has published a novel (Autopsia de una langosta, Melusina, 2010) and an anthology of short stories (Relatos Marranos, Pol·len, 2015). She has specialized in the work of Donna Haraway, by […]
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Sonic fictions. Workshop by Helen Torres

How does power operate through sound violence? How did colonial practices use sound as a tool of domination and control, from the barking of dogs to the mutilation of auditory organs? How do police and military forces use sound as an instrument of torture and repression? What violences are generated when language is lost, erased, […]
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BioFutures Workshop at Bioart Society

From the 7th to the 11th of June, Bioart Society hosts BioFutures, a workshop that invites a group of practitioners to work together and to investigate futures in relation to biology, ecology and life sciences. During the workshop, the group builds a storyworld – a possible future – and explores the impact of different scenarios upon […]
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«Arts in the Time of Pandemic» #NODE 27

Node 27 is out! Arts in the Time of Pandemics, the current issue of Artnodes, an e-journal promoted by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya which analyses the intersections between Art, Science, and Technology. Co-edited by Erich Berger & Laura Benítez, and with contributions by Marietta Radomska, Margherita Pevere, Terike Haapoja, Louise Mackenzie, Robertina Šebjanič, Karolina […]
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FREAKTION BAR #14: ‘Intoxicated by Estrogen’

Open discussin: 3rd of December, 2020 ⏰ 19:00 h 📍Kapelica Gallery / Kersnikova Institute, Kersnikova 4, Ljubljana 🗣️ Guest speakers: Lea Aymard, dr. Neža Grgurevič, Pia Brezavšček, dr. Adriana Knouf / Moderator: Domen Ograjenšek Hormones permeate our bodies, messengers that guide the actions of cellular processes on micro and macro levels. Sex hormones, such as […]
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