ISSA, Island School of Social Autonomy Interview with Srećko Horvat, Mediengruppe Bitnik
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The Island School of Social Autonomy is a space on the island of Viz, Croatia, that focuses on ways of producing and sharing knowledge in the era of climate crisis and species extinction. It was the initiative of a large group of theorists, artists, technologists and activists. Sources of inspiration were Ivan Illich’s ideas of conviviality and decolonization of society, as well as the resistance history of the island itself. In the interview, some of its members talk about the history and the philosophy of the school, as well as the way it is organized in relation to place, time and the infrastructure that is shaped together. They insist on issues related to community, horizontality and joint action. The island’s location and its temporalities are discussed in relation to technology, decolonisation and the need to re-imagine the infrastructures we rely upon. They talk about the vision of an “autonomy archipelago” that relies on shared resources, trust and decentralisation.
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Horvat, S., & !Mediengruppe Bitnik. (2025). ISSA, Island School of Social Autonomy: Interview with Srećko Horvat, Mediengruppe Bitnik. Αutomaton: Journal of Digital Media and Culture, 3(2), 114–121. https://doi.org/10.12681/automaton.42674
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