Guenter HackLas Meninas / Blade RunnerWriting and thinking about painting and photography, I came across two famous pictures. Exhibit a) A crop of Diego Velazquez’ Las Meninas.May 25, 2019May 25, 2019
Guenter HackBrexit: From Nation State to HalluciNationA thought experiment: What if the UK really was the canary in the coal mine of capitalism, it being the earliest adopter of…Feb 12, 2019Feb 12, 2019
Guenter HackGerman-American Rocket ShamanismAll-purpose brain and budding science historian Christopher Lauer has published his first research results on the life and times of German…Jan 12, 2019Jan 12, 2019
Guenter HackPhotobook MaterialismJust finished reading Jörg Colberg’s “Understanding Photobooks: The Form and Content of the Photographic Book”. It is remarkable in so far…Dec 11, 2016Dec 11, 2016
Guenter HackÜber den BelagerungszustandGiorgo Agamben hat über den Ausnahmezustand geschrieben, Carl Schmitt weitergedacht, wirksame Gedanken in die Welt gesetzt. So ist der…May 4, 20161May 4, 20161
Guenter HackDeconstructive Journalism: My Haagerup MomentToday, I attended a speech given by Ulrik Haagerup, Executive Director of News at the Danish public broadcaster DR. He talked about how DR…Sep 29, 2015Sep 29, 2015
Guenter HackAusterity Product Science FictionSome of the best Science Fiction I’ve read in a very long time is the blog of Rob Rhinehart, the creator of Soylent, a nutrient solution…Aug 3, 2015Aug 3, 2015
Guenter HackThe Strategic Cyberwar Disarmament Talks of 2020Since the Intelligence Community has had its Snowden Moment, it has become clear that there are significant powers treating the Internet as…Jun 14, 2015Jun 14, 2015
Guenter HackNonhumanist Street PhotographyThe streets of Vienna are boring, the city being the carcass of a dead empire’s capital. Not even the recent jolts of hi-powered capitalism…Nov 22, 2014Nov 22, 2014