About this Episode

In this introductory video for Chapter 6, The Holographic Human: A Romance of Many Dimensions, we begin a speculative exploration into what it means to be a character-playing human being, beyond the limits of social identity. Drawing inspiration from Edwin A. Abbott’s Flatland and holography, this episode lays the groundwork for a deeper distinction between the social agent and the human being. What happens when we mistake a flattened social identity for the full complexity of self? How might a holographic model of the human being invite new ways of understanding character, selfhood, and personal multiplicity?

About this Series

Scripting for Agency: An Artistic Enquiry into Selfhood, Character and Agency in the Age of AI is a video lecture series based on Dr Katarina Ranković’s practice-based PhD in Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London. Combining philosophy, performance, creative writing, and AI theory, the series explores how our understanding of the self shapes our personal lives, our politics, and our relationship to intelligent technologies.

Links

Series Playlist: https://bit.ly/sfa-series

PhD thesis (PDF format): https://bit.ly/sfa-pdf

Thesis artworks: https://bit.ly/sfa-art

Tallulah Bankhead Performance Sketch

References

- Abbott, Edwin A. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. London: Penguin, 1998.

- Thorpe, Jerry. “The Celebrity Next Door.” The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour, Season 1, Episode 2. CBS, 3 December 1957. Image source: https://papermoonloveslucy.tumblr.com...