Resonance and Rupture: The Environment and Democracy in Crisis

14. April 2026, 18.00 Uhr Kunstuniversität Linz, Kepler Salon, Rathausgasse 5, 4020 Linz

(A New Dialectic of Enlightenment)

Interface Cultures lädt zum Gastvortrag mit DJ Spooky.

Dj Spooky will discuss projects based loosely around the book he is working on for Duke University Press - Digital Fictions: the Future of Storytelling. The discussion will focus on how narrative shapes how democracy has evolved over the last two thousand years and evolved into a platform based crisis. He will present projects as diverse as compositions recorded Antarctica to film projects Miller has composed for directors like Sergei Eisenstein or DW Griffith in his film “Rebirth of a Nation.”

Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky is currently at work on two books—one about the impact of algorithms on how we think of storytelling—Digital Fiction for Duke University Press, and The Future of Food, about the impact of AI on how we think of the production of food in the 21st Century. He was Artist in Residence at Yale University Center for Collaborative Arts and Media (2023-2024). He is a composer, multimedia artist, and writer whose work engages audiences in a blend of genres, global culture, and environmental and social issues. Miller has collaborated with an array of recording artists, including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Metallica, Chuck D from Public Enemy, Steve Reich, and Yoko Ono amongst many others. His 2018 album, DJ Spooky Presents: Phantom Dancehall, debuted at #3 on Billboard Reggae.

Hosted by Department of Interface Cultures, Research Collective, Art University Linz and TONSPUR Kunstverein Wien. US Fulbright Specialist at Fulbright Austria 2026.