WORKSHOP SERIES
On Thursday October 19, Friday October 20, and Sunday October 22, Gray Area Festival presents a workshop series from C/Change, a joint project by Goethe-Institut San Francisco and Gray Area, funded by the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, exploring the future of technology-enabled cultural exchange.
Collaborate with artists and creative technologists from around the world in community-driven projects that enact forward-looking paradigms for digital futures.
From the ever-changing landscapes of the Rio Grande to the intricacies of digital rights in the global south and the revolutionary potential of decentralized platforms — each workshop offers a unique blend of history, technology, storytelling, and activism.
Counter Hydro-Cartographies
Instructor: Federico Pérez Villoro
Thursday October 19, 10am – 1pm
Explore the history of industrialization of the rivers near the Bay Area while creating dynamic maps based on satellite data from Google Earth.
Digital Rights Monopoly
Instructors: Theorose E. Dzineku, Esther Mwema, Uffa Modey, Hanna Pischyk, Rachad Sanoussi
Friday October 20, 10am – 11:30am
Immerse yourself in a spectrum of digital narratives from underserved regions through interactive role-play activities and a unique board game experience that focuses on the experiences of marginalized youth from the global south.
Re-figuring: A 3D modeling workshop
Instructors: Jill Miller, Asma Kazmi, Kathy Wang
Sunday October 22, 10am – 1pm
Reexamine your relationship to technology and the material world through a critical lens while learning basic photogrammetry and digital sculptural production.
Tell me about it: Craft your life story with AI tools
Instructors: Cheng Xu, KongKee, Lawman, Hanjun Dai, Yixin Wang
Sunday October 22, 2pm – 4pm
Use AI-powered visual storytelling tools to document and share your stories in a visually compelling way.
Offline.Wiki: Post-Trauma Messages
Instructors: Lee Tzu Tung 李紫彤
Sunday October 22, 5pm – 7pm
An intimate workshop based around collecting and disseminating survivors’ self-care and re-empowering activism actions within a radical network.