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Dušan Barok is an artist, writer and cultural activist involved in critical practise in the fields of software, art, and theory. Born in [[Bratislava]], he graduated in information technologies in [[Bratislava]] (DI, 2002), and [[Networked Media Piet Zwart Institute Rotterdam|Networked Media]] from the [[Piet Zwart Institute]] in [[Rotterdam]] (MA, 2012). He founded and ran a Slovak online culture portal [[Koridor]] (1999-2002). In 2003 he co-founded [[BURUNDI]] media lab and organised there a series of [[Translab]] evenings. Developed an open source tool for online group-help, [[backstage]], and a number of websites and online databases for artistic, cultural and educational organisations. Together with [[Magdaléna Kobzová]] he organised a two-week long [[Summer Open Academy]] in Bratislava, a workshop-based event bringing together people from arts, technology, media and humanities (2006 & 2007). Since 2004 he has been involved in organisation of [[Multiplace]] network culture festival, 2007-2009 as a festival coordinator. Since 2008 together with [[Peter Gonda]] he has been running a free art server [[Sanchez]]. In 2004 he initiated a wiki-based portal [[Monoskop:About|Monoskop]] for a collaborative research of media art and culture; in 2009 together with [[Tomáš Kovács]] started a free access living archive of writings on art, culture, and media technologies [[Monoskop Log]]; and has conducted research of [[Media_art_in_CEE|history of media art and culture in East-Central Europe]]. In [[2012]] he co-founded an artist collective [[La Société Anonyme]]. Collaborations with [[OKNO]], [[Atrakt Art]] ([[3/4|3/4 magazine]]), [[13m3]], [[Col-me]], [[Satori]], [[Artlist]], and others. Taught interactive media at Prague College (2006). Guest lectured at AKU Banská Bystrica, MU Brno, FaVU Brno, FAMU Prague, VŠVU Bratislava, and elsewhere.
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Dušan Barok is an artist, writer and cultural activist involved in critical practise in the fields of software, art, and theory. Born in [[Bratislava]], he graduated in information technologies in [[Bratislava]] (DI, 2002), and [[Networked Media Piet Zwart Institute Rotterdam|Networked Media]] from the [[Piet Zwart Institute]] in [[Rotterdam]] (MA, 2012). He founded and ran a Slovak online culture portal [[Koridor]] (1999-2002). In 2003 he co-founded [[BURUNDI]] media lab and organised there a series of [[Translab]] evenings. Developed an open source tool for online group-help, [[backstage]], and a number of websites and online databases for artistic, cultural and educational organisations. Together with [[Magdaléna Kobzová]] he organised a two-week long [[Summer Open Academy]] in Bratislava, a workshop-based event bringing together people from arts, technology, media and humanities (2006 & 2007). Since 2004 he has been involved in organisation of [[Multiplace]] network culture festival, 2007-2009 as a festival coordinator. Since 2008 together with [[Peter Gonda]] he has been running a free art server [[Sanchez]]. In 2004 he initiated a wiki-based portal [[Monoskop:About|Monoskop]] for a collaborative research of media art and culture; in 2009 together with [[Tomáš Kovács]] started a free access living archive of writings on art, culture, and media technologies [[Monoskop Log]]; and has conducted research of [[Media_art_in_CEE|history of media art and culture in East-Central Europe]]. In [[2012]] he co-founded an artist collective [[La Société Anonyme]]. Collaborations with [[OKNO]], [[Atrakt Art]] ([[3/4|3/4 magazine]]), [[13m3]], [[Col-me]], [[Satori]], [[Artlist]], and others. Taught interactive media at Prague College (2006). Guest lectured at AKU Banská Bystrica, MU Brno, FaVU Brno, FAMU Prague, VŠVU Bratislava, and elsewhere. He lived in the States (2002-03), [[Prague]] (2004-08), [[Berlin]] (2008-10), and [[Rotterdam]] (2010-12), and currently resides back in [[Bratislava]].
  
 
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Revision as of 19:57, 8 February 2013

Dušan Barok is an artist, writer and cultural activist involved in critical practise in the fields of software, art, and theory. Born in Bratislava, he graduated in information technologies in Bratislava (DI, 2002), and Networked Media from the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam (MA, 2012). He founded and ran a Slovak online culture portal Koridor (1999-2002). In 2003 he co-founded BURUNDI media lab and organised there a series of Translab evenings. Developed an open source tool for online group-help, backstage, and a number of websites and online databases for artistic, cultural and educational organisations. Together with Magdaléna Kobzová he organised a two-week long Summer Open Academy in Bratislava, a workshop-based event bringing together people from arts, technology, media and humanities (2006 & 2007). Since 2004 he has been involved in organisation of Multiplace network culture festival, 2007-2009 as a festival coordinator. Since 2008 together with Peter Gonda he has been running a free art server Sanchez. In 2004 he initiated a wiki-based portal Monoskop for a collaborative research of media art and culture; in 2009 together with Tomáš Kovács started a free access living archive of writings on art, culture, and media technologies Monoskop Log; and has conducted research of history of media art and culture in East-Central Europe. In 2012 he co-founded an artist collective La Société Anonyme. Collaborations with OKNO, Atrakt Art (3/4 magazine), 13m3, Col-me, Satori, Artlist, and others. Taught interactive media at Prague College (2006). Guest lectured at AKU Banská Bystrica, MU Brno, FaVU Brno, FAMU Prague, VŠVU Bratislava, and elsewhere. He lived in the States (2002-03), Prague (2004-08), Berlin (2008-10), and Rotterdam (2010-12), and currently resides back in Bratislava.

Selected works

The SKOR Codex (with La Société Anonyme, 2012), FaceLeaks (2010), Computer with a Printer (2006), Matrica slovenská (2006), 22.2.2001 (2001).

Recent talks
  • With Andrej Chudý, "Remediácia kultúrnej produkcie v digitálnom sieťovom prostredí", Remediácia: V kontexte transdisciplinarity conference, Polish Institute, Bratislava, January 2013. [1]
  • "Softvérová studia a špatná média", Interactive Media Theory seminar, Masaryk University, Brno, December 2012.
  • "You'll Like This Art Because You're In It", Karaoke Europe: Očarenie realitou symposium, Stanica, Žilina, December 2012. [2]
  • "Dívat se na databázi: Audiovizuální archiv prizmatem softwaru a databází", Artyčok.tv, The Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, November 2012. [3]
  • "Against Expression: Life After Death of a Media Artist", Beyond the Rapture. New Media Art Practices in Central and Eastern Europe lecture series, The Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, October 2012. [4]
Selected articles
Contact
  • db at societyofalgorithm dot org
  • PGP key
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