Arse Elektronika: Pornography and Technological Innovation

by Scott Beale on July 29, 2006 · 6 comments

Arse Elektronika

Our friends and co-conspirators over at monochrom are planning a Pornography and Technological Innovation Conference and Exhibition to take place some time in 2007 or 2008, possibly on the West Cost of the US. The current working title for this international conference is Arse Elektronika and they have just put out a Call for Everything. They are looking for speakers, designers, artists, funding, a location, etc.

According to a study by Simon Smith, more than 800 items were registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office as sex toys between 1840 and 1997. Among them was a condom with a built-in computer chip that can play music. Progress?

From the depiction of a vulva in a cave painting to the newest internet porno, technology and sexuality have always been closely linked. No one can predict what the future will bring, but history indicates that sex will continue to play an essential role in technological development.

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Arse Elektronika 2009: Of Intercourse & Intracourse + 2nd Arse Elektronika Anthology

Arse Elektronika 2008, Do Androids Sleep With Electric Sheep?

Arse Elektronika 2007 Starts Tomorrow at The Porn Palace

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{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Jacob Appelbaum July 30, 2006 at 1:29 am

I’m so looking forward to this event.

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2 qDot July 30, 2006 at 2:36 pm

MONOCHROM… SEX… CONF… MUZT NOT… HYPERVENTALATE… OMG…

Thank you so, so much for posting this, Scott. I owe you beerage for this.

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3 Misskittymew May 7, 2007 at 8:54 am

Hold me..I’m scared.

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