In an age of mass communication and collaborative media we are often told that digital platforms provide us with opportunities to empower ourselves and gain control. Tools developed by open source communities offer the resources and means to control aspects of user privacy, browsing behaviour and activities.
In contrast, the commercial development of technical systems beyond the screen is driven by the economical management of user data. Social platforms track, store and record user actions, emotions and interactions for financial purposes of selling, promoting and delivering a individualised filtered online experience.
These conflicting forces create new conditions that make up the social and civic infrastructures that we live in. The New Black presents a narrative that aims to discuss how we resolve to live and work with conflicting intersections of commerce in our day to day lives.

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Held each year in Belgrade, Serbia, Resonate festival lasts for six days and provides an insight into the current situation in the fields of music, visual arts and digital culture. This year Resonate in association with 12 Hub gallery presents The New Black – an exhibition examining the social and work conditions brought about by networks.

The exhibition features work from
Alexander Porter
Eva Papamargariti
FIELD
Isabella Streffen
NORMALS in collaboration with V3GA
Rick Silva
Sabrina Ratté
Curated by Nora O’ Murchú.

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Please also see this years trailer: http://vimeo.com/118132518
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