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Surrealist conference report

Written By: Thomas Fischer on August 4, 2010 No Comment

Attend a conference. Take many photographs. Then, form a group of three. One of you lists 30 subjects, one lists 30 verbs and the other lists 30 objects, all relating to the conference. Combine these randomly with one another and then with photographs taken during the conference.

A flaw in the technical setup desiring to go to the presentation.

A flaw in the technical setup desiring to go to the presentation.

Conference booklets subjecting with each other.

Conference booklets subjecting with each other.

The EMPAC concert hall actualizing other participants.

The EMPAC concert hall actualizing other participants.

Johannes Goebel playing with myself.

Johannes Goebel playing with myself.

Technical staff attending to not finishing.

Technical staff attending to not finishing.

Laura and Jocelyn governing patiently.

Laura and Jocelyn governing patiently.

Some C:ADM2010 participants experiencing amazement.

Some C:ADM2010 participants experiencing amazement.

Worship of dead people emotionally matching patterns.

Worship of dead people emotionally matching patterns.

Stuart Umpleby's sticky wall resonating with and suddenly reconsidered.

Stuart Umpleby's sticky wall resonating with and suddenly reconsidered.

The lack of catering initiating eye-opening comments.

The lack of catering initiating eye-opening comments.

Outstanding acoustic properties gaining certainty about disagreement.

Outstanding acoustic properties gaining certainty about disagreement.

The plant room mediating between another round of disapproval and the stage.

The plant room mediating between another round of disapproval and the stage.

A misunderstanding distinguishing between a circle and facing outward.

A misunderstanding distinguishing between a circle and facing outward.

The absence of an elevator making use of getting stuck on the way.

The absence of an elevator making use of getting stuck on the way.

Inappropriate room climate trying to discover the terrace.

Inappropriate room climate trying to discover the terrace.

A one-foot-high stage gave trouble relating to its preferences.

A one-foot-high stage gave trouble relating to its preferences.

The book table leaving visual traces of the abacus performance.

The book table leaving visual traces of the abacus performance.

A video loop providing a point of access to re-entry.

A video loop providing a point of access to re-entry.

The wireless network ending a conversation amongst complex systems.

The wireless network ending a conversation amongst complex systems.

Open-ended conversation giving purpose to an anecdote he almost forgot.

Open-ended conversation giving purpose to an anecdote he almost forgot.

The Viable Systems Model practices a model of itself.

The Viable Systems Model practices a model of itself.

Transdisciplinary openness setting limits on our own metaphor.

Transdisciplinary openness setting limits on our own metaphor.

A fight-or-flight situation accommodating Ranulph.

A fight-or-flight situation accommodating Ranulph.

A lack of tolerance constantly interrupting unsuccessfully.

A lack of tolerance constantly interrupting unsuccessfully.

An early ascent decreasing variety enthusiastically.

An early ascent decreasing variety enthusiastically.

The absence of Klaus Krippendorff translating between cybernetics, myths and metaphors.

The absence of Klaus Krippendorff translating between cybernetics, myths and metaphors.

Fire regulations seeking generalizations about confidence.

Fire regulations seeking generalizations about confidence.

Management cybernetics in the act of killing reflections of the conference.

Management cybernetics in the act of killing reflections of the conference.

Inability to listen de-skilling complex systems.

Inability to listen de-skilling complex systems.

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