[º] [Becoming-Ljubljanastrophe]

“Catastrophe is the past coming apart.
Anastrophe is the future coming together.”

Two months ago, all the way back in late April 2026, Becoming visited Ljubljana, to participate in a conference in collaboration with Šum Journal and our mutual friends and peers in the local theory scene. It was an intensive schedule packed into a two day programme, covering topics from black holes to psychosis, loosely organized around the common theme of the internet, the digital, cyberspace and their discontents. It was a pleasure to spend that time together, and we have nothing but gratitude to everyone who helped organize, and to everyone who presented, and to everyone who attended and listened thoughtfully to what we—a network of outsiders—had to share.

We will begin publishing each talk, at a rate of one video per week, every Sunday, for the next 2 months or so. The online release of the conference, then, starts on Sunday 5th July.

DAY ONE

Introduction to Becoming-Ljubljanastrophe by Maks Valenčič

Retrograde Prometheus (2026) Presentation by Christian Nirvana Damato

Psychosis vs. Neurosis Lecture by Maks Valenčič

Cyberspace in Vogue Lecture by Ivan Slijepčević

Guided Q&A: Day One With Maks, Christian and Ivan, moderated by Claire Elise

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DAY TWO

Resident Evil: Internet Lecture by Enea Kavčič

Digital Death Drive Research Presentation by Alessandro Sbordoni

Epistemological Machines Lecture by Tisa Troha & Lea Sande

Wired Subjects Lecture by Stefan Kafidov