Conference
13.05.2026
19:00
Online
Online at indexmediaarts.com
Moderated by: Alexandra Balona
Free
This conference takes place in English
In “The Palestine Laboratory”, Australian-German investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein exposes how the current Israeli regime capitalizes on the occupation of Palestinian territory. Complex surveillance systems and new military solutions, fueled by cutting-edge technologies that include autonomous artificial intelligence systems, are tested in real-world conditions amid the ongoing armed conflict in the region. These technologies are subsequently exploited commercially, generating economic benefits that perpetuate the oppressive capacity against the Palestinian people.
Drawing on this experience, Loewenstein will engage in a dialogue with curator and researcher Alexandra Balona, in an attempt to uncover the connections between power and technology through militarization.
Antony Loewenstein
Antony Loewenstein is a freelance journalist, author, filmmaker, and co-founder of Declassified Australia. He has written for The Guardian, The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, and many others. His latest book is the global bestseller “The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World”. His documentaries include “Disaster Capitalism” and the Al Jazeera films “West Africa’s Opioid Crisis” and “Under the Cover of Covid.” He lived in East Jerusalem from 2016 to 2020.
Alexandra Balona
Alexandra Balona is an independent curator, researcher, and lecturer based in Porto. She holds a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies (UCP, 2023) and a B.A. in Architecture (FAUP, 2001). She is an Assistant Professor at the UCP School of Arts, and a researcher at CITAR-EA-UCP. She is a founding member of Rampa (Porto), where she has been part of the board since 2023. She has curated several projects: Fluid Prospections, Performance program for Contemporânea (2025); Anton Vidokle: Citizens of the Cosmos (2021), among others. She is the author of Troubling the Stage. The Choreographic Work of Marlene Monteiro Freitas (Lenz Press, 2025).