When ideals of capitalist progress become the driver of societal value, a position of refusal can be a political and necessary act. Eyebeam\u2019s 2020 Residency Open Call asks applicants to consider refusal as it relates to technology and its impact on society. How do acts of refusal manifest in one\u2019s life and work poetically or directly?<\/p>\n
Guided by the central prompt \u201cwhat are the terms of refusal?\u201d Eyebeam\u2019s 2020 Residency will be punctuated by four key intensives which will be focused on research, experimentation, and exchange. They will be 3-4 days in duration, and organized by international and local visiting professionals who are working creatively as technologists, activists, and stewards of ideas in their fields. The intensives will dive into ideas of refusal in direct response to the residency cohort\u2019s projects and research.<\/p>\n