Are you drawn to open-ended exploration, virtual wandering and getting lost down rabbit holes? ₊˚.༄ Lean into the curiousity via channel surfing. Commonly referred to as the practice of quickly scanning through TV channels or radio frequencies to find something interesting to watch or listen to, channel surfing can also be applied to ideas.

On Are.na, a channel is simultaneously a container, a conceptual bucket, a filter, a gallery, boundary object, a vessel for thought, a complex meme, and a playlist for ideas.

Join host Firuza as she invites 2 of her favourite Are.na collectors to showcase a channel of their choosing, and reflect on why resonant ideas stick. CS002 will reflect on all things FRICTION: technological (in)efficiency, neo-Luddism, cognitive offloading, convenience culture, and more...

INFO

₊˚.༄ June 7 2026 | 12:00-13:30 ET | Zoom (Collect for link)

GUESTS

₊˚.༄ Chrissy Brimmage is a multidisciplinary artist investigating consciousness and reality as shaped by intersubjectivity, contemporary technoculture, and sociopolitical systems. They will be showcasing their channel ‘in defense of friction’.

₊˚.༄ Matthew Flores is an interdisciplinary artist and designer currently based in South Carolina. His studio practice seeks to bridge the gap between the discourse of design and the discourse of technology in order to articulate how each function as interrelated tools for communication. He will be showcasing his channel ‘Neo-Luddism’.

HOST

₊˚.༄ Firuza Huseynova is an inter-disciplinary researcher, graphic designer, and DJ based in Montréal. She is interested in all that is uknown to her. She will be showcasing her channel ‘friction studies’ (fka ‘i <3 inefficiency’).