The Glasgow school of art/ Rudy Kanhye The study space for group work

Protocol of Attention and Adaptation (Contributed By: Project 404)

It is high tide in the digital age. Smartphones, laptops, tablets, televisions, and now watches and other “wearable technology” constantly proffer text and images, often simultaneously. We can scroll or swipe our way through the waves of rich data, but there is always another hyperlink to transport us elsewhere.

If we are to accept the presence of digital technology in our lives, we need strategies and practices that will ensure that we remain active, not lulled into passivity by these devices. Project 404 is a practice of attention that aspires to help us remain fully, creatively engaged with the world and ourselves while using the very devices that threaten us with passivity.

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The study space for group work is a series of events, workshops and artist talks looking at collaborative methods, participatory art and group dialogue.