Scale | Ep.#3: Russian Neocolonialism as Demonic Possession [w/ Anna Engelhardt & Mark Cinkevich]

Infrastructures of abnormous scale are the materialisation of neocolonialism. Megabridges, power plants, military bases are means of dispossession, invasion, extraction perpetrated by bigger countries upon smaller sovereign states. Media artists and interdisciplinary researchers Anna Engelhardt and Mark Cinkevich have developed a method called “applied demonology”, which combines CGI, mediaeval demonology and satellite investigation to interrogate the spectre of colonial violence. They have used this approach to shed light on the way Russia has possessed Ukraine, Belarus and Syria like a demon that parasites its host and always breaks its promises. COLOPHON Host: Neja Berger Guest: Anna Engelhardt, Mark Cinkevich Recording and editing: Neja Berger Audio Mix: Staš Kramar Music: Gašper Torkar Scale podcast series Curated by Janez Fakin Janša Produced by Marcela Okretič for Tactics&Practice#14: Scale Production: Aksioma | Institute for Contemporary Art Ljubljana, 2023 Part of Tactics&Practice konS – Platform for Contemporary Investigative Art