Outsourcing Ethics: A Robot Speaks Our Violence

About this episode

Hannah discusses the installation 'Requiem for an Exit' with artists Thomas Kvam and Frode Oldereid, exploring themes of human violence and ethical responsibilities.

In the podcast episode, Hannah talks to artists Thomas Kvam and Frode Oldereid about their installation Requiem for an Exit - a piece featuring a towering robot delivering a haunting monologue about the darker side of humanity. The piece confronts audiences with the enduring legacy of human violence and the ethical responsibilities humans outsource to bureaucratic and technological structures. Art Is Not a Thing is produced by Ars Electronica and developed in collaboration with Radio Ö1. Ho...

People in this episode

Host: Hannah

Guests: Thomas Kvam, Frode Oldereid

Topics covered

• ethics
• robotics
• human violence
• art installation
• technology
• bureaucracy

Keywords

• robot
• art
• violence
• ethics
• installation
• technology
• bureaucracy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ars Electronica, Radio Ö1

Books & works: Requiem for an Exit

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