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Planetary Surfaces and Computation - A Conversation with Jussi Parikka

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In Episode 5 of Mapping the Planetary, Jussi Parikka, Professor of Digital Aesthetics and Culture at Aarhus University, joins us to discuss his latest book, Living Surfaces: Images, Plants, and Environments of Media, published in 2024.

Parikka’s work explores the intersections of media history, ecology, and geology, highlighting how digital infrastructures and media technologies both shape—and are shaped by—natural environments.

We delve into how media operates not just as a tool or platform, but as an environmental force intertwined with the living surfaces of the planet. Parikka offers insights into how artistic, technological, and ecological practices converge in the age of planetary crisis.

Academic Reference:

Jussi Parikka, Hagen Schulz-Forberg, James Quilligan; Planetary Surfaces and Computation—A Conversation with Jussi Parikka. Global Perspectives 10 March 2025; 6 (1): 144290. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/gp.2025.144290

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Chapters

1. Living Surfaces – Key terms (00:00:00)

2. The power dynamics of the Planetary (00:17:20)

3. The blurred line between Biosphere and Technosphere (00:37:30)

4. The translocality of struggles (00:49:00)

5. Anticipations for the future (00:59:00)

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