Infrastructures enable certain types of mobility and transactions to take place. Our primary way of interacting with these infrastructures, however, is through an interface, whether it be a screen, object, or system. What happens when we look beyond their interfaces? What do we learn about the politics and power structures of the systems surrounding us?
Panelists:
Benjamin Bratton (Theorist of Philosophy, Art & Design) - Video contribution
Caroline Nevejan (Chief Science Officer of Amsterdam, Professor of Designing Urban Experience)
Noa Jansma (Communication, BA)
Patricia Reed (Artist & Writer)
Ryan Baker (Information Design, MA) 
Zeniya Vreugdenhil (The Critical Inquiry Lab, MA)
Moderator: Ceola Tunstall-Behrens (The Arena team)
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