What exactly is AMRO? And how do free software, art, and social change intersect?
In this podcast episode, we speak with Aileen Derieg – translator, media activist, and curator of AMRO26 – and Ushi Reiter, curator and co-founder of “Art Meets Radical Openness.” Together, they share insights into the origins of the open-source movement and its lasting impact on artistic practices and collaborative processes.

Since its beginnings, the “Art Meets Radical Openness” festival has positioned itself as a platform for exchange, critical thinking, and collective experimentation. The conversation highlights how the principles of free software have profoundly influenced the cultural and artistic landscape.

A key focus of this year’s edition is the theme “Becoming Unreadable.” It explores strategies of withdrawal and resistance against total legibility and exploitation within digital systems. What does it mean to evade constant surveillance and data capture? And how can art open up new spaces for ambiguity and self-determination?

This episode offers compelling perspectives on the intersections of technology, activism, and art and invites listeners to rethink what openness can mean today.

For more information about the festival and the program visit www.radical-openness.org

Beitragsgestaltung: Anna Jungwirth

Bild:c AMRO26, Design by Hanna Priemetzhofer