Channel Surfing is a web series deep-diving into the collections of digital hoarders. Join host Firuza as she invites 2 of her favourite internet hoarders to showcase an Are.na channel and reflect on why resonant ideas stick.

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Are you drawn to open-ended exploration, virtual wandering and getting lost down rabbit holes? ₊˚.༄ Lean into the curiousity via channel surfing.

While 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 and reflect on why resonant ideas stick.

CS003 will reflect on all things WIKI: rabbit holes, hyperlinks, online communities, free information, folksonomic classification, and the usefulness of useless knowledge.

GUESTS

₊˚.༄ Chaski is a technologist and artist in New York working with images and data. They also co-steward the Cybernetics Library. They will be showcasing their channel ‘wiki poetics’.

₊˚.༄ Annie Rauwerda is a Michigan born, New York City-based writer, comedian, and Wikipedia connoisseur. She documents the most amusing parts of the site as Depths of Wikipedia.

HOST

₊˚.༄ Firuza Huseynova is an interdisciplinary researcher and DJ based in Montréal. She is interested in all that is unknown to her. She will be showcasing her channel ‘wiki’.

INFO

₊˚.༄ August 23 2026 | 15:00-16:30 ET | Remote {Collect for broadcast link}