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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 from the University of Economics, [[Bratislava]] (DI, 2002), and [[Networked Media Piet Zwart Institute Rotterdam|Networked Media]] from the [[Piet Zwart Institute]], [[Rotterdam]] (MA, 2012).  
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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.
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Born in [[Bratislava]], he graduated in information technologies from the University of Economics, [[Bratislava]] (DI, 2002), and [[Networked Media Piet Zwart Institute Rotterdam|Networked Media]] from the [[Piet Zwart Institute]], [[Rotterdam]] (MA, 2012).  
  
 
He founded and ran the online culture portal [[Koridor]] (in Slovak, 1999-2002). In 2003 he co-founded [[BURUNDI]] media lab and organised there the [[Translab]] evening series. Developed the open source tool for online group-help [[backstage]], and around 70 websites and online databases for artistic, cultural and educational organisations. Together with [[Magdaléna Kobzová]] he organised the two-week long workshop-based event [[Summer Open Academy]], bringing together people from the arts, technology, media and humanities (Bratislava, 2006 & 2007). From 2004 he was involved in the organisation of [[Multiplace]] network culture festival, in 2007-09 as festival coordinator. Since 2008, together with [[Peter Gonda]] he has been running the free art server [[Sanchez]]. In 2004, he initiated [[Monoskop:About|Monoskop]], a wiki for art, culture and media technology; and in 2009, together with [[Tomáš Kovács]], its affiliated online repository of publications, [[Monoskop Log]]. In 2015, together with [[BEK|Bergen Center for Electronic Arts]], he organised and moderated a series of seminars on media aesthetics, [http://bek.no/projects/458-the-extensions-of-many-seminars-on-media-aesthetics-part-1 The Extensions of Many] [http://bek.no/projects/463-the-extensions-of-many-seminars-on-media-aesthetics-part-2] [http://bek.no/projects/460-the-extensions-of-many-seminars-on-media-aesthetics-part-3] [http://bek.no/system/fileattachments/43/original/Extensions_of_Many_BEK_Bergen_2015_final-2.pdf].
 
He founded and ran the online culture portal [[Koridor]] (in Slovak, 1999-2002). In 2003 he co-founded [[BURUNDI]] media lab and organised there the [[Translab]] evening series. Developed the open source tool for online group-help [[backstage]], and around 70 websites and online databases for artistic, cultural and educational organisations. Together with [[Magdaléna Kobzová]] he organised the two-week long workshop-based event [[Summer Open Academy]], bringing together people from the arts, technology, media and humanities (Bratislava, 2006 & 2007). From 2004 he was involved in the organisation of [[Multiplace]] network culture festival, in 2007-09 as festival coordinator. Since 2008, together with [[Peter Gonda]] he has been running the free art server [[Sanchez]]. In 2004, he initiated [[Monoskop:About|Monoskop]], a wiki for art, culture and media technology; and in 2009, together with [[Tomáš Kovács]], its affiliated online repository of publications, [[Monoskop Log]]. In 2015, together with [[BEK|Bergen Center for Electronic Arts]], he organised and moderated a series of seminars on media aesthetics, [http://bek.no/projects/458-the-extensions-of-many-seminars-on-media-aesthetics-part-1 The Extensions of Many] [http://bek.no/projects/463-the-extensions-of-many-seminars-on-media-aesthetics-part-2] [http://bek.no/projects/460-the-extensions-of-many-seminars-on-media-aesthetics-part-3] [http://bek.no/system/fileattachments/43/original/Extensions_of_Many_BEK_Bergen_2015_final-2.pdf].
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In [[2012]] he has co-founded the artist collective [[La Société Anonyme]]. Collaborated with [[OKNO]], [[Atrakt Art]] ([[3/4|3/4 magazine]]), [[13m3]], [[Col-me]], [[Satori]], [[Artlist]], and others. Taught interactive media at Prague College (2006) and lectured at universities and academies internationally. He had lived in the United States (2002-03), [[Prague]] (2004-08), [[Berlin]] (2008-10), [[Rotterdam]] (2010-12), and currently is based in [[Bergen]] and [[Bratislava]].
 
In [[2012]] he has co-founded the artist collective [[La Société Anonyme]]. Collaborated with [[OKNO]], [[Atrakt Art]] ([[3/4|3/4 magazine]]), [[13m3]], [[Col-me]], [[Satori]], [[Artlist]], and others. Taught interactive media at Prague College (2006) and lectured at universities and academies internationally. He had lived in the United States (2002-03), [[Prague]] (2004-08), [[Berlin]] (2008-10), [[Rotterdam]] (2010-12), and currently is based in [[Bergen]] and [[Bratislava]].
  
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==Talks, essays, interviews==
 
; Recent talks
 
; Recent talks
 
* "Dívat se na databázi: Audiovizuální archiv prizmatem softwaru a databází", [[Artyčok.tv]], The Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Nov 2012. [http://www.facebook.com/events/364757430284622/?ref=22]
 
* "Dívat se na databázi: Audiovizuální archiv prizmatem softwaru a databází", [[Artyčok.tv]], The Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Nov 2012. [http://www.facebook.com/events/364757430284622/?ref=22]
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* [[Talks/More_Than_Numbers_Less_Than_Words|"More Than Numbers, Less Than Words"]], ''Javna knjižnica / Public Library'' conference, Nova Gallery, Zagreb, Jun 2015. [http://mi2.hr/en/2015/05/javna-knjiznica/] {{en}}
 
* [[Talks/More_Than_Numbers_Less_Than_Words|"More Than Numbers, Less Than Words"]], ''Javna knjižnica / Public Library'' conference, Nova Gallery, Zagreb, Jun 2015. [http://mi2.hr/en/2015/05/javna-knjiznica/] {{en}}
 
* [[Talks/Public_Library|"Public Library"]], ''Technopolitics'' seminar, Vienna, Jun 2015. [http://www.facebook.com/events/1459102244402279/] {{en}}  
 
* [[Talks/Public_Library|"Public Library"]], ''Technopolitics'' seminar, Vienna, Jun 2015. [http://www.facebook.com/events/1459102244402279/] {{en}}  
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* Dušan Barok, Magdaléna Kobzová (eds.), [http://www.scribd.com/doc/82210456/ ''Save Before It's Gone''], 2006. Includes interviews with Dirk Paesmans, Maja Kuzmanovic, Darko Fritz, and Andrei Smirnov. {{en}}
 
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* [http://34.sk/text.php?text=3-11 "Net.art. Internet as artistic medium"], ''3/4'' magazine 1, Bratislava: Atrakt Art, 2001. {{sk}}
 
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* [http://dusan.idealnypartner.sk/notepad/node.london/ "Node.London. Analysis of season of media arts in London"], 2007. {{en}}
 
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* [http://www.multiplace.org/2007/?id=392&lang=1 "On Culture of Networks"], ''Multiplace'' brochure, Bratislava: Multiplace, 2007. {{en}}/[http://www.multiplace.org/2007/?id=392&lang=0 {{sk}}]
 
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* [http://www.scribd.com/doc/56481219/ "Web Time"], May 2010. {{en}}
 
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* [http://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mw-mediadesign/images/6/6f/Dusan.essay.trimester-1.Tactics-of-Leaking.finale.pdf "Sourced in, unsourced out: Leaking as common knowledge production"], May 2011. {{en}} [http://scribd.com/doc/56052635/]
 
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* [http://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/User:Dusan_Barok/Privatising_Privacy:_Trojan_Horse_in_Free_Open_Source_Distributed_Social_Platforms "Privatising Privacy: Trojan Horse in Free Open Source Distributed Social Platforms"], May 2011. {{en}} [http://scribd.com/doc/56052719/]
 
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* [http://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/User:Dusan_Barok/Bitcoin:_censorship-resistant_currency_and_domain_name_system_to_the_people "Bitcoin: censorship-resistant currency and domain name system to the people"], Jul 2011. {{en}} [http://www.scribd.com/doc/60786431/]
 
  
 
; Interviews (given)
 
; Interviews (given)
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* [http://34.sk/archiv.php#27 Interviews with Diana McCarty, Michal Murin, Rasa Smite and Raitis Smits, Călin Man]. ''3/4'' magazine 27-28, Bratislava: Atrakt Art, 2012. {{en}}/{{sk}}
 
* [http://34.sk/archiv.php#27 Interviews with Diana McCarty, Michal Murin, Rasa Smite and Raitis Smits, Călin Man]. ''3/4'' magazine 27-28, Bratislava: Atrakt Art, 2012. {{en}}/{{sk}}
  
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* Dušan Barok, Magdaléna Kobzová (eds.), [http://www.scribd.com/doc/82210456/ ''Save Before It's Gone''], 2006. Includes interviews with Dirk Paesmans, Maja Kuzmanovic, Darko Fritz, and Andrei Smirnov. {{en}}
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* [http://34.sk/text.php?text=3-11 "Net.art. Internet as artistic medium"], ''3/4'' magazine 1, Bratislava: Atrakt Art, 2001. {{sk}}
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* [http://dusan.idealnypartner.sk/notepad/node.london/ "Node.London. Analysis of season of media arts in London"], 2007. {{en}}
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* [http://www.multiplace.org/2007/?id=392&lang=1 "On Culture of Networks"], ''Multiplace'' brochure, Bratislava: Multiplace, 2007. {{en}}/[http://www.multiplace.org/2007/?id=392&lang=0 {{sk}}]
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* [http://www.scribd.com/doc/56481219/ "Web Time"], May 2010. {{en}}
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* [http://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mw-mediadesign/images/6/6f/Dusan.essay.trimester-1.Tactics-of-Leaking.finale.pdf "Sourced in, unsourced out: Leaking as common knowledge production"], May 2011. {{en}} [http://scribd.com/doc/56052635/]
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* [http://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/User:Dusan_Barok/Privatising_Privacy:_Trojan_Horse_in_Free_Open_Source_Distributed_Social_Platforms "Privatising Privacy: Trojan Horse in Free Open Source Distributed Social Platforms"], May 2011. {{en}} [http://scribd.com/doc/56052719/]
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* [http://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/User:Dusan_Barok/Bitcoin:_censorship-resistant_currency_and_domain_name_system_to_the_people "Bitcoin: censorship-resistant currency and domain name system to the people"], Jul 2011. {{en}} [http://www.scribd.com/doc/60786431/]
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==Works==
 
[http://web.archive.org/web/20030213144154/http://www.experimentalnypriestor.sk/film/ 22.2.2001] (2001),
 
[http://web.archive.org/web/20030213144154/http://www.experimentalnypriestor.sk/film/ 22.2.2001] (2001),
 
[[Matrica slovenská]] (2006),  
 
[[Matrica slovenská]] (2006),  
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[http://societeanonyme.la/XVIII/ XVIII] (with La Société Anonyme and Marja Wilgenkamp, 2013).
 
[http://societeanonyme.la/XVIII/ XVIII] (with La Société Anonyme and Marja Wilgenkamp, 2013).
  
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==See also==
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* [[About Monoskop]]
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* [[Digital libraries]]
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==Contact==
 
* db at societyofalgorithm dot org
 
* db at societyofalgorithm dot org
 
* [http://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x6DE1CEF1620930B6 PGP key]
 
* [http://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x6DE1CEF1620930B6 PGP key]

Revision as of 19:13, 6 August 2015

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 from the University of Economics, Bratislava (DI, 2002), and Networked Media from the Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam (MA, 2012).

He founded and ran the online culture portal Koridor (in Slovak, 1999-2002). In 2003 he co-founded BURUNDI media lab and organised there the Translab evening series. Developed the open source tool for online group-help backstage, and around 70 websites and online databases for artistic, cultural and educational organisations. Together with Magdaléna Kobzová he organised the two-week long workshop-based event Summer Open Academy, bringing together people from the arts, technology, media and humanities (Bratislava, 2006 & 2007). From 2004 he was involved in the organisation of Multiplace network culture festival, in 2007-09 as festival coordinator. Since 2008, together with Peter Gonda he has been running the free art server Sanchez. In 2004, he initiated Monoskop, a wiki for art, culture and media technology; and in 2009, together with Tomáš Kovács, its affiliated online repository of publications, Monoskop Log. In 2015, together with Bergen Center for Electronic Arts, he organised and moderated a series of seminars on media aesthetics, The Extensions of Many [1] [2] [3].

In 2012 he has co-founded the artist collective La Société Anonyme. Collaborated with OKNO, Atrakt Art (3/4 magazine), 13m3, Col-me, Satori, Artlist, and others. Taught interactive media at Prague College (2006) and lectured at universities and academies internationally. He had lived in the United States (2002-03), Prague (2004-08), Berlin (2008-10), Rotterdam (2010-12), and currently is based in Bergen and Bratislava.

Talks, essays, interviews

Recent talks
Interviews (given)
Interviews
Edited publications
  • Dušan Barok, Magdaléna Kobzová (eds.), Save Before It's Gone, 2006. Includes interviews with Dirk Paesmans, Maja Kuzmanovic, Darko Fritz, and Andrei Smirnov. (English)
Essays

Works

22.2.2001 (2001), Matrica slovenská (2006), Computer with a Printer (2006), FaceLeaks (2010), The SKOR Codex (with La Société Anonyme, 2012), XVIII (with La Société Anonyme and Marja Wilgenkamp, 2013).

See also

Contact

  • db at societyofalgorithm dot org
  • PGP key
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