Exhibition Dictrionary of Technology

1. Entity type Lemma
2. Original titleIzlozba Recnik tehnologije
3. Language term Serbian
4. Alternative title Hermetics of Dictionary of Technology and the Obsolete Modernity of Yugoslav Utopia (en)
5. lemma author Stevanovic, Aleksandra
6. lemma category Orthodox theological tradition and practice > Premodern _modern_ postmodern - Modes of interaction
7. Publication date 30-01-2018
8. lemma work Danas. Danas Online [Author]. The Exhibition "Dictionary of Technology and Present Days"
9. lemma manifestations Danas
10. Keywords
    1. Dictionary of Technology -- Hermetics of Dictionary of Technology and the Obsolete Modernity of Yugoslav Utopia
    2. Stevanovic, Aleksandra
11. Keywords Exibition on Dictionary of Technology - Hermetics of Dictionary of Technology and the Obsolete Modernity of Yugoslav Utopia - Philosophy of technology - Dictionary of Technology
12. Url 30/01/2018
13. Lemma body

    1. The exhibition “Hermetics of Dictionary of Technology and the Obsolete Modernity of Yugoslav Utopia” was held from 16^th to 26^th January 2018 at the Art Gallery Pro3or in Belgrade. It was dedicated to Dictionary of Technology as the creative marker of the transitory period 1979–1982. Dictionary of Technology, which appeared in May 1981, considered global technological civilization, as well as the utopian character of Yugoslavia. It actually appeared as the hidden core of Yugoslav utopia which connected premodern and postmodern culture through the critique of technology of illusion.

       The exhibition was organized by the group Heptadecagon with its six members: Aleksandar Petrovic, Aleksandra P. Stevanovic, Dimitrije Vujadinovic, Dejan Vukelic, Dragan Bulatovic, Milan Popadic. The aim was to raise the awareness of the (pre)dominance of the artificial intelligence and virtual world. It was opened by Professor Tatjana Paunesku from the University Northwest in Chicago.

       The exhibition included static part – prints of Dictionary of Technology, archival documents, and works of the students from the Department of History of Arts of the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade. The dynamic part of it offered multimedia and cross generation reactions to Dictionary’s appearance and fall into oblivion, a rich program of different panels, premiere of the documentaries dedicated to Dictionary and creation of the exhibition, and calligraphy workshop. The panels explored the contemporary value of Dictionary, political and linguistic reading of it, musealization strategies and promotion of the latest publication of scientific papers on Dictionary.

       The panel dedicated to the relationship of technology and theology was titled "Theology of Dictionary of Technology" and held on 19^th January 2018. The panel speakers were Vladimir Dimitrijevic, Aleksandra P. Stevanovic, and Dejan Vukelic. The panel presented Orthodox Christian symbolism in the manuscript used as an epistemological instrument which precisely shows how technology incorporated theology into its mission. The idea was to bring the Orthodox perspective and motifs in Dictionary into focus so as to illuminate the technological dynamic ascendancy of technology and its impact on life. This panel was very important for the consideration of the interrelatedness of technology and theology because it revealed how one manuscript represented a consistent, theoretical-practical reimagining of technology and fostered implicit resurgence of the comprehensive potential of Orthodoxy in the world dominated by technology.