UN_CTRL – Festival for Convivial Technologies and Arts

What technologies do we need – and how do we use them?

Every single day, we use technologies that have a huge influence on our lives. However, these technologies are often not created with the goal of serving societal interests or with ecological implications in mind. Instead, their development is often driven by the interests of a few corporations. As users, we accept their terms of service, generate data, and train systems – without any actual participation in decision-making. But these exact technologies shape our perception of time and structure our work, our everyday lives, and our being-in-the-world. With the UN_CTRL Festival at ZKM | Karlsruhe, we want to explore how these technologies shape societies and how they can benefit them in the interest of solidary coexistence. The festival focuses on an open and participatory program with workshops, impulse talks, round-table discussions and performances geared towards exploring and experimenting toge