Radical Plurality. Talk by Roosje Klap

In this lecture, Roosje Klap explores the digital landscape as a site of sympoiesis—a concept borrowed from Donna Haraway, meaning “making with others.” Where the traditional artistic canon celebrated the singular genius (autopoiesis, or self-making), today’s digital culture emphasizes co-creation, decentralization, and collective authorship.

Drawing on her practice as a designer, researcher, and director of Noorderlicht, Klap reflects on how open-source remix culture, “anarchiving,” and the agency of non-human actors such as AI reshape our understanding of authorship and ownership. Projects like LAWKI serve as case studies for this transformation: demonstrating how humans, machines, and erased knowledges converge to create new, shared narratives.

The lecture will address key questions:

• How do non-human participants influence creative processes? 
• What does authorship mean in an age of infinite remix?
• Can slowing down the digital stream help us resist the speed and profit-driven logic of Big Tech?

Klap argues for a shift from “move fast and break things” toward “slow down and heal things.” By embracing radical plurality, we may uncover a common world built not on singular truths, but on diverse, entangled contributions.

Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage as part of the Creative Industries Development Center’s own program: Development of Creative Sectors.