Talk: Economies of measurement: from productivity, to movement, to desire

On 8 October 2025, at 18:00, the talk Economies of measurement: from productivity, to movement, to desire will be held at Sala Tassinari,Palazzo d’Accursio, Bologna.

This is the second talk to be held as part of the programme of activities organized in relation to the INCA exhibition Data Materialities, open from 20 September to 12 October in Sala d’Ercole of the same palace.

The talk will feature a dialogue between Lorenza Pignatti (NABA Milan) & Superkilogirls (Lua Vollaard). It will explore the historical marginalization of women’s work in the early days of computing. The research of both professionals recontextualizes a materialist and feminist reading of techno-accelerationism.

In parallel with the works exhibited in Data Materialities, this conversation aims to highlight the potential of artistic practices, which allow us to propose speculative structures from which to reposition the digital on a human scale, shedding light on Data Materiality as a frame of reference for the contemporary study of technology.

The talk will be delivered in English. Prior registration via the following form is recommended.

This initiative is promoted within the framework of the INCA project, carried out by the University of Bologna in collaboration with Fondazione IU Rusconi Ghigi and Big Tech Watch Think Tank.