n-Space: States of Exception
An ongoing programme exploring art, technology, and governance.
| Dates | Sat 2 May 2026 |
| Times | 3pm–9pm |
| Space | Lancaster Place |
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Live Captions will be provided throughout the day and a BSL interpreter is available upon request, please email: visitor@somersethouse.org.uk
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Will be available on Wed 1 April 2026
Connecting themes and ideas emerging from n-Space, a new space at Somerset House Studios for research and interdisciplinary experimentation across art and technology, States of Exception is an ongoing programme exploring art, technology, and governance.
From data centres reconfiguring energy grids to AI systems determining credit ratings, the convergence of technology and governance is reengineering everyday life. The first events in the series interrogate contemporary sociotechnical systems and ask what operative fictions – the stories that make these systems feel inevitable – drive the transformations to come. Through talks, performances, and dialogues, States of Exception stages encounters where artists, technologists, and researchers challenge these systems and rehearse new possibilities together.
Saturday 2 May 2026
15:00 - 16:30 | The Algorithmic Sovereign | Max Haiven, Dr. Seeta Peña Gangadharan and Damien Roach
17:15 - 18:45 | Prophets and Protocols | Günseli Yalcinkaya, Wassim Z. Alsindi and Ruby Justice Thelot
19:30 - 20:10 | Artist's Model | Sarah Friend