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Fantasy Film Festival in Sitges

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian, Only-Be

Films can warn us about the future. They can show us what might one day be a reality. Because from past experience we know that what one human is capable of imagining the human race is often able to achieve sooner or later. Leonardo Da Vinci imagined the helicopter in 1493 and eventually it was made real. In his books Jules Verne predicted many modern inventions and discoveries: from videoconferencing and electric submarines to the moon landings. Today, cinema has taken the place of novels as the main provider of science fiction. Fantasy has been with us from the beginning of time, when myths were our foundation for understanding the world and the origin of things. Myths helped us understood the creation of the world, and they also explored how its destruction might come about. It is through myth that man came to understand his environment; and it is myth that gave a higher meaning to human existence, transcending the inevitable physical death of the body. Consider a film like The Matrix for example, which clearly refers to the universe of social networks and Internet navigation as a means of knowledge and liberation. It is unlikely that machines rule the world now, although it might be possible one day. Artificial intelligence continues to evolve while ours has come to a standstill. There is still plenty of time for our computers to rebel against us. However, The Matrix plays with levels of fiction regarding the network and its uses and users, and thus the purpose of the story is not fantasizing about Zion or the end of the universe but rather the possible fictions that the Internet... read more

Anonymous and the Death of Facebook

Mónica Boixeda Only-Be, Roman

Since the appearance of Anonymous on the internet there continuously have been different happenings on the streets, public spaces and social networks. There is no doubt that Anonymous acts as an instrument of the spreading of ideas and suggestions to fight the split political and economical system in which we currently live in. But where is Anonymous? Who is it? What is it about? Many people ask these questions without having an exact answer and there really is no exact answer. Anonymous is first and foremost an idea. And from there on different networks, branches, events and movements have emerged in reality as well as in the social networks. The biggest obstable for a revolution is the wish to establish itself, creating a new status or system of health and order, trying to overcome risk can reach a stable and sustainable change that reaches everyone indefinitely. Maybe nothing mistaken anymre. And that is why Anonymous has such a great impact in the spreading of protest and activism. Recently there has been somewhat of a debate about the actions that Anoymous has been executing among other participants on the internet. Especially under critique is a web with the titel “What is the plan?” in which it seems that 3 operations for 2011 are presented, the first of these was “Operation Onslaught” on July 30, in which all followers of Anonymous were asked to get information on governing problems in their communities and to make them known on the streets as well as on the internet on this day. However, information about the “original” community of the Anonymous collective was posted... read more

European Museum of Modern Art Barcelona

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian, Only-Be, Practical Guide to Barcelona

The European Museum of Contemporary Art presents the best collection of figurative art of the different disciplines inside art of the 20th and 21st century.