Prometheus 2.0: Frankenstein Conquers the World!, is about Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and looks at science and technological determinism, and humanity’s bond with digital media and social networks. It includes human-machine relations, cyborgs, theories in cyber-culture, classical and SF literature and contemporary art practices across the fields of media art, hacktivism, activism, feminism and cyberpunk. It also brings into the mix, Greek mythology and Prometheus – the Titan, and what the myth symbolises, asking, in what form does he exist in the world today? It is a playful assemblage of unresolved contemplations that have been sitting around asking for light in the back of my mind. This is a stripped down version of the original study about mythology, technology, fear and revolution.
This article is available in two formats — one as a blog post on Furtherfield, the other is as PDF on the Academia.edu site.
Dr Marc Garrett recently completed his PhD at Birkbeck University, London, UK. His work explores postdigital contexts of working-class culture as part of an intersectional enquiry. He co-founded the arts collective Furtherfield as a collaborative platform online in 1996 with artist Ruth Catlow. It has two physical venues, a gallery and a Commons lab, both situated in the park in Finsbury Park, London. Garrett has curated over 60 contemporary Media Arts exhibitions and projects nationally and internationally.
He has written many critical and cultural essays, articles, interviews, and books about art, technology and social change. He has recently published Frankenstein Reanimated: Creation & Technology in the 21st Century, 2022, Torque. Currently editing the book Furtherfield: 25 years of Art, Technology and Social Change for 2022, published by Torque.
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