Concept: Joana Varon and Clarote
https://www.cartografiasdainternet.org/en
“The idea of developing a cartography that illustrates the physical and geopolitical dimensions of the internet’s structure is an attempt to materialize the cloud. The term ‘cloud’ refers to a tech imaginary that exists in the absence of a place or territory, something immaterial, abstract, timeless, and apolitical.
But by materializing the cloud, the power relations that permeate the functioning of the network become visible, from the layer of physical infrastructure to the sphere of algorithmic decisions. Extractive relationships, practices of digital colonialism, and the establishment of monopolies become evident. We begin to consider that situating where we come from, where we are, and who we are, in all its dimensions of gender, sexuality, race, class, ethnicity, culture, and nationality, matters in our relationship with this technology. The internet is a territory in dispute. Therefore, we need to understand its power dynamics.”
