lizpelly:I spoke w/ Holly Herndon + Mat Dryhurst for the new issue of The Media about oppositional o
lizpelly:I spoke w/ Holly Herndon + Mat Dryhurst for the new issue of The Media about oppositional optimism, being relentlessly idealistic, paradisic politics, pop as a carrier signal, the revolutionary potential of amateurish self-hosting online, and more. We talked about the guiding principles orbiting the 2015 Holly Herndon record PLATFORM and how those ideas are channeled in their other projects, including Dryhurt’s self-hosting software for artists, SAGA. "Herndon and Dryhurst are offering an urgent call to action, challenging us to rethink the ways we resist with music, art, media, DIY, live shows, the internet. Their crusade to reclaim and rethink platforms feels like the digital equivalent of fighting for physical space on one’s own terms in a world that is increasingly corporate, closed off, private. It is a plea to resist psychic death on the internet; to abandon feelings of powerlessness.“ -- source link