T&P#16: Are You a Software Update?

The properties of software—scalability, acceleration, and fragmentation—have transformed it into a power of unprecedented influence. After living through countless updates, we now inhabit a fully fascist operating system—a pervasive, enclosed infrastructure that redefines our everyday and blurs the line between agency and performance. As software-imposed terms and conditions shape our relations within this system, how might subterfuge, secrecy, and deceit become frameworks to move beyond resistance and build systems that foster solidarity, equity, and collective action?

The programme of the 16th edition of Tactics&Practice consists of an articulated series of artistic, discursive and educational activities that will take place in Ljubljana between February and June 2025. The opening conference will take place at Kino Šiška and will be followed by three clusters of activities each including an exhibition, an artist talk and a workshop.

Below you can register to the conference and workshops. The entire programme is available at: https://aksioma.org/ayasu

Where does the event happen? Ljubljana

Kick-off Conference

AYASU? Part #1 | 25 Feb 2025 15:00–16:30

Kino Šiška / Katedrala, Ljubljana
VIDEO ESEJ:
Donatella Della Ratta, Alessandro Turchioe: 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘔𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘈𝘊𝘛 𝘐
LECTURE/PERFORMANCE:
Noura Tafeche & Alex Quicho: 𝘚𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘌𝘷𝘪𝘭, 𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘚𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭
+ CONVERSATION moderated by Socrates Stamatatos

free

AYASU? Part #2 | 25 Feb 2025 17:00–19:00

Kino Šiška / Katedrala, Ljubljana
TALKS:
Daphne Dragona: 𝘜𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘵 – 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘐𝘴 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮
Nelly Y. Pinkrah: 𝘖𝘯 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴
Clea Bourne: 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘜𝘴
+ CONVERSATION moderated by Nora O’ Murchú

free

AYASU? Part #3 | 25 Feb 2025 19:30–21:00

Kino Šiška / Katedrala, Ljubljana
TALKS within THE VOID hybrid pop-up streaming studio:
Iva Ramuš Cvetkovič: 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘢𝘳, 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘢𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺
Donatella Della Ratta: 𝘈𝘴𝘬 𝘔𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘜𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭
Lesia Kulchynska: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘢𝘳
+ CONVERSATION moderated by Iva Ramuš Cvetkovič

free

Workshops

Noura Tafeche | Workshop | 26 Feb 2025 14:00–17:00

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘐𝘴 𝘢 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐'𝘮 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘐𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦: 𝘢 𝘒𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘬𝘶 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺.
𝘚𝘶𝘣𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴
ALUO, Tobačna 5, Ljubljana
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Workshop description: https://aksioma.org/the-internet-is-a-horrible-place
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No special technical skills required!
Participants will need a laptop, tablet and/or a smartphone.
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The number of participants to the workshop is limited. Participants will be selected based on a short motivational letter. Deadline for applications: 20 February 2025

free

2girls1comp | Workshop | 2 Apr 2025 16.30–19:00

𝘐 𝘈𝘔 𝘐𝘕 𝘠𝘖𝘜𝘙 𝘎𝘈𝘔𝘌 – 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘛𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵
ALUO, Tobačna 5, Ljubljana
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Workshop description: https://aksioma.org/ayasu/workshops/i-am-in-your-game-reappropriating-game-spaces-through-texture-replacement/
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Participants will need a laptop (ideally with Adobe Photoshop installed).
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The number of participants to the workshop is limited. Participants will be selected based on a short motivational letter. Deadline for applications: 27 March 2025

free

Sophie Publig, Charlotte Reuß | Workshop | 13 May 2024 17:00-19:00

𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘈𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘳 – 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦
ALUO, Tobačna 5, Ljubljana
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Workshop description: https://aksioma.org/ayasu/workshops/choose-your-avatar-girlblogging-as-posthumanist-practice/
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- No prior knowledge is required—just an open mind and willingness to explore!
- Participants should bring a laptop or tablet for online exploration and writing.
- A notebook or journal is recommended for offline sketching of ideas and reflections.
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The number of participants to the workshop is limited. Participants will be selected based on a short motivational letter. Deadline for applications: 8 May 2025

free