The Machine Is Us

This publication documents the first edition of the MUNCH Triennale, The Machine Is Us and expands upon its core themes. It includes essays by Tominga O'Donnell, Vilde Horvei, Liv Brissach and Natasha Marie Llorens, exploring the exhibition's investigation of human-machine entanglement, digital economies, queer world-building, and our fragmented relationship with technology. Featuring 25 international artists including Hito Steyerl, Agnieszka Kurant, Lu Yang, and Jacolby Satterwhite, the book offers both comprehensive documentation of the exhibition and critical perspectives on how artists hack and repurpose digital tools to imagine alternative configurations of our technological present.