Panel Discussion

The Galerie im Körnerpark invites you to an interdisciplinary panel discussion on the theme of the exhibition Architecture of Hidden Activity – The Physical Dimension of the Digital, featuring representatives from the fields of digital environmental research, philosophy, and sociology—Jens Gröger, Dorothea Winter, and Philipp Staab—in conversation with curator Stephan Klee.

As part of the exhibition’s theme on the materiality of the digital, this panel discussion will explore the expansion of artistic discourse with representatives from academia and research, addressing the digital omnipresence and its far-reaching impact on society and the environment. How does the illusion of digital immateriality arise, given the enormous amount of resources required to sustain it? What landscapes does the digital realm produce? And what happens behind the scenes of technical infrastructures?

A variety of perspectives—ranging from the theoretical implications of the philosophy of digitality to the concrete effects of digital technology on society and the environment—delve deeper into the exhibition’s theme and highlight its complexity.

Jens Gröger, Dipl.-Ing., Research Coordinator for Sustainable Digital Infrastructures / Senior Researcher at the Öko-Institut

Dr. Dorothea Winter, philosopher and author specializing in epistemology, ethics, and AI

Prof. Dr. Philipp Staab, Professor of Sociology of Work, Economy, and Technological Change at Humboldt University of Berlin and Co-Director at the Einstein Center Digital Future

Moderator: Stephan Klee, Curator, HAUNT/Frontviews, Berlin, Kunstverein Göttingen

The event will be held in German.