Ghosting the Machine: Workshop with Sahej Rahal × AVU ⬩ Sahej Rahal: Beyond the City of Time

Computational technologies threaten to flatten our sense of being and belonging, burying us under boredom, banality, and bad faith. Their planetary-scale systems distract and deceive us into believing that both every day and everywhere is always all the same.

Yet the tools that cast this virtual fog contain secret exits and escape routes. Through storytelling and play, participants will collude with digital ghosts to critically examine navigational systems in virtual spaces and videogame environments, to chart pathways towards a multitude of unformed futures on the porous boundaries of the real and the imagined.

The workshop with artist Sahej Rahal, part of the exhibition Sahej Rahal: Beyond the City of Time at Galerie Rudolfinum, will take place in cooperation with the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (AVU), which will host it at AVU Veletržní.

Important Information

When will the workshop take place?
On Saturday, February 7, from 11 am to 1 pm.

Where will the workshop take place?
AVU Veletržní (Veletržní 61, Prague 7)

Is there an admission fee for the workshop?
No, admission is free.

Is reservation required?
Yes, we would like to ask participants to book their places via e-mail rajnisova@rudolfinum.org.

What language will the workshop be held in?
The workshop will be held in English.

What are the requirements for participation?
1) your own laptop
2) your own mobile phone
3) Before the start of the workshop, participants are requested to create a free account on the newart.city platform.

What other tools can be used during the workshop if interested?
You can find the list here.