Mindy Seu – A Sexual History of the Internet

The German premiere of A Sexual History of the Internet by artist Mindy Seu is a participatory lecture performance that reveals the hidden - and often perverse - origins of our digital tools. What role does sexuality play in the development of technologies, and how have technologies themselves been shaped by sexuality? Together with the artist, visitors are invited to read quotes aloud from a shared script on their mobile devices. This collective act of re-quoting makes it possible to experience the interactions between technological progress and sexuality, innovation and autonomy, desire and exploitation.

Mindy Seu (1991, California) is an artist and technologist who lives between Los Angeles and New York City. Her practice operates at the intersection of performance and publication, always based on technological issues. The lecture performance and artist book A Sexual History of the Internet (2025) follows on from her first book Cyberfeminism Index (2023) - a hybrid encyclopedia that brings together three decades of digital activism and net art. The project was commissioned by Rhizome in 2020, presented at the New Museum in 2022 and awarded a Graham Foundation Grant in the same year. Mindy currently teaches as an Associate Professor in the Department of Design Media Arts at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Designer: Laura Coombs
Editor: Meg Miller
Collaborator lecture format: Julio Correa
Illustrator: Ven Qiu
Videographer: Gabriel Noguez
3D artist: Tom Hancocks
Website support: Charles Broskoski
Metalabel: Yancey Strickler

This Instagram-stories-as-lecture format was first developed by Julio Correa in Seu's studio course "Lecture Performance" (Fall 2023) at the Yale School of Art. Seu further developed this format in collaboration with Correa for "A Sexual History of the Internet".

Information on accessibility

Location:
The event will take place in the exhibition rooms of KW (4th floor). The exhibition rooms are accessible via stairs and an elevator. Please send us an email to reservation@kw-berlin.de in advance so that we can reserve the elevator for you.

Recording:
The event will be recorded in sound and vision.

Time:
Admission begins at 7 pm.
The event starts punctually at 7:15 pm.
Late admission after the start of the event is not possible.
The duration of the event is approximately 45 minutes.
The event will be held without breaks.

Seating facilities:
Seating (chairs with backrests) will be provided.

Sensory stimuli:
The event room is darkened.
The event is immersive.
The event takes place in a spacious room.
There is bright, flashing light.

Language:
The event is mainly held in English.
There is no translation.

Accompanying persons:
Accompanying persons can attend the event free of charge.
Assistance dogs can be brought along to the event.

Contact persons:
For further questions regarding accessibility, please contact reservation@kw-berlin.de by e-mail .
If you have any questions or require assistance on site, please contact the admission staff.