Digital Film Event

Endless travel in cyberspace, virtual reality, and the dream of limitless speed: technology changes our sense of self. In her new book, Trinh Minh-ha explores the way technology transforms our perception of reality. &quote;We are all engaged in social rituals in our daily activities, she writes, &quote;and by remaining unaware of their artistic ritual propensity, we remain 'in conformity'.&quote; Her goal, as a thinker and an artist, is to transform our understanding of technology and speed so that we are able to &quote;turn an instrument into a creative tool and to step out of the one-dimensional, technologically servile mind.&quote; The paradox that &quote;stillness contains speed within it&quote; is central to Trinh's concept of the digital apparatus. With her signature amalgam of feminism, Eastern philosophy, and practical understanding of filmmaking, Trinh Minh-ha presents a much-needed advance in our concept of the real in a technological age.