How Can We Subvert Existing Technological Infrastructures?

Technological infrastructures often mirror dominant narratives, prioritising efficiency, control, and productivity. However, they also provide opportunities for disruption and reinvention. McKenzie Wark’s concept of hacking, framed as a mode of being, suggests that abstraction can be a tool for resistance and creation.

Zach Blas’s notion of opacity critiques the drive for universality in technology, which often flattens identities into simplistic, legible codes. Blas’s work reminds us that to resist this flattening is to embrace complexity and nuance. How can artists use their practices to challenge reductive systems, creating spaces for diverse and meaningful expressions?

Projects like the LAN Project in Berlin offer models for disrupting infrastructure through alternative approaches to time and resources. However, such projects must also address issues of accessibility and engagement. How do we ensure these interventions remain open to those outside privileged circles? How can disruption be used as a tool for inclusivity, not exclusivity?