Digital Alchemy is a series of performances and discussions exploring the intertwined intellectual and ideological histories of art and technology, presented in Santa Cruz, Calif., throughout Indexical’s Fall 2019 season. This series probes the history, the tacit assumptions, and the systems of control present in our technological and artistic tools.

Artists & Speakers

Asha Tamirisa

Blectum from Blechdom

Catherine Provenzano

Fred Turner

Jack Callahan (die Reihe)

Jeff Witscher (Rene Hell)

Jon Leidecker

Laetitia Sonami

Micaela Tobin

Os Keyes

People Like Us

Sally Decker

Sharmi Basu

The Powers

Schedule of Events

Sep 13, 2019 | Digital Alchemy Talks: Catherine Provenzano + Micaela Tobin

Sep 28, 2019 | People Like Us + Blectum from Blechdom

Oct 11, 2019 | Digital Alchemy Talks: Jon Leidecker + Sally Decker

Oct 19, 2019 | Laetitia Sonami + Asha Tamirisa

Nov 2, 2019 | Jack Callahan (die Reihe) & Jeff Witscher (Rene Hell): What Happens on Earth Stays on Earth

Nov 8, 2019 | Fred Turner: "Machine Politics: The Rise of the Internet and a New Age of Authoritarianism"

Nov 16, 2019 | The Powers + Sharmi Basu

Dec 13, 2019 | Os Keyes: “Benjamin's Ghost: Gender, AI and the Twisting of Trans Lives”

People & Supporters

Artistic Advisory Board

Bevin Kelley
Beau Sievers
Ezra Teboul
Jeff Treviño

Hosts & Venues

Design by Cosmic
DNA's Comedy Lab
Radius Gallery
Wind River

Supporters and In-Kind Donors

Vincent J. Coates Foundation
Aaron Copland Fund for Music
Alice M. Ditson Fund at Columbia University
Jeff Galipeaux, Performances Presenting Sponsor
Jean-Marc & Rebecca Jot, Digital Alchemy Talks Presenting Sponsors
Carol Wilhelmy & Donald Fong
David Zicarelli & Virginia Troyer
Meyer Sound, In-kind supporter
Birichino Wines, In-kind supporter