Symposium – Parasitic Politics and Aesthetics, Parasite School
Grounded in the specificity of case studies, including the work of economist Jana Costas as well as two forthcoming interventions within the long-term project On Parasiting, the panel formats on Day 1 focus in particular on the aesthetic-political dimensions of irritation, disruption, and resistance, taking existing sites, resources, and infrastructures as their point of departure. Contributions by sociologist and philosopher Oliver Marchart, curator Post Brothers, activists from peng!, and artist Jakob Margit Wirth open up a space in which theory and practice intersect. The day closes with the screening of Pilvi Takala’s Movie The Stroker, which documents one of the artist’s past infiltration experiences.