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aleksy

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nerd and chinese manufacturing simp
@rietveldacademie alumni
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I have finally made myself a beautiful website which will now be the primary hub for everything I do.

> aleksydomke.com (link in bio)

As you might have noticed I have not been posting much here since I am slowly moving away from Google and Meta platforms. I will still be doing major updates here, but Instagram will no longer be the main hub for my work.

I’m still learning html so the website is a bit silly on mobile, I recommend using your computer. I promise it will get better and it’s a continuous work in progress. There will be other fun things such as a blog and stuff in the future.

ty @j2mel002 for the inspo and check her website out by @shot.behind.walmart

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9 months ago

The Mathematical Inscription of the World, 2026

(1/3) installation views as part of @rietveldacademie graduation show 2026

text and more pictures on https://aleksydomke.com by @shot.behind.walmart

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3 months ago

my BA thesis is published! i don’t have many copies but it’s available on my website as a free pdf :33

Bypassing Immanence is about the crisis of cultural innovation in the context of internet’s algorithmic paradigm shift. Through a framework based around a cross-disciplinary notion of entropy, the essay explores philosophy of art in relation to technology. The thesis stresses the necessity for arts to innovate outside the mathematical-logical framework, in order to avoid being absorbed and homogenized under contemporary cybernetic regimes.

thank you so much @anskianskianski @wenninger.markus @j2mel002 @intothywoods and Geert Lovink for the feedback, references & support by @shot.behind.walmart

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4 months ago

The Mathematical Inscription of the World, 2026

(2/3) installation views as part of @rietveldacademie graduation show 2026

text and more pictures on https://aleksydomke.com by @shot.behind.walmart

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3 months ago

i weaponized my autism and made a 98-component injection mold from scratch. 6 CNC-machined and 4 manually machined parts. precision +/- 0.1mm. entire assembly weighs over 45kg by @shot.behind.walmart

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3 months ago

for my BFA grad work i made very heavy and very precise (+/-0.05mm) aluminum rectangles. i recently discovered that most machinists are autistic and that explains a lot tbh. i also made a film and a month before the exhibition realized that filmmaking is actually really hard and that i know nothing about it by @shot.behind.walmart

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4 months ago

i am getting literate!
in my academia arc, wrote a longform essay for institute of network cultures — link in bio!

china’s soft power, algorithmic politics, aesthetic logics, ishowspeed, hauntology and parallels between china-posting and the alt-right

thank you to everyone who gave me feedback 🫡 by @shot.behind.walmart

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a year ago

You were farming clicks, now you’re farming rice

shown at “Current Affairs” @loods6 13–15/03/2025

Taking shape of a click farm, a device used to generate artificial internet traffic, the work explores the rapid rate of smartphone penetration and growth of social media usage in rural China.

The farm consists of twelve smartphones, with all internal components removed, leaving a mere empty shell. Internals were replaced with acrylic plates, laser-engraved with The Twelve Ornaments (Shí'èr zhāng). These ancient Chinese symbols are considered highly auspicious and were usually employed in the decoration of textiles, signifying authority and power.

With the country’s unprecedented development, rural regions became industrialized over the course of a decade. With the spread of lightning-fast internet and budget smartphones, some multigenerational farmers have turned to social media as a superior source of income. Livestreaming themselves farming rice allowed them to generate more income than the crop itself. by @shot.behind.walmart

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2 years ago

LINK IN BIO
Second serving of ramblings about China is served on Institute of Network Cultures blog. Xiaohongshu, China-posting, foreign policy and other pseudo-journalism. Now watch me write a longform 😭😭😭 by @shot.behind.walmart

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2 years ago

内容农场公司 Xiangkai Network Experience Co.,Ltd.

shown at “Current Affairs” @loods6 13–15/03/2025

Analyzing China’s transition to a market economy 40 years ago, the video highlights contradictions within “socialism with Chinese characteristics.” By juxtaposing examples of the country’s modern, hyper-accelerated capitalism with phrases from the transitional era, the work amplifies the ideological dissonance.

A montage of e-commerce livestreams—highly characteristic of China’s contemporary digital ecosystem—is unapologetically overlaid with “danmaku”-style chat, a subtitling system popularized in mainland China. The chat messages, adapted from CCP slogans during the country’s economic reform period, are infused with modern internet slang. taken in Loods 6 by @shot.behind.walmart

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2 years ago

LINK IN BIO
I wrote an article :33 published on the Institute of Network Cultures blog. It’s the first one from a series surrounding my research on Chinese internet, its global influence and online culture. by @shot.behind.walmart

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2 years ago

undiagnosed, but pretty sure (2024)
shown at @sexyland_world during “i am overwhelmed by images” curated by @thegirlwithastaronherface

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The installation is built around a disposable vape featuring a color lcd display. This object struck me as a very powerful symbol of modern hyper-accelerated capitalism. A product extremely detrimental to one’s health and the environment, yet branded as a quirky accessory with it’s display feature. This expandable assembly of lithium and silicon reflects an increasingly popular online aesthetic, implementing despair into cuteness. Cutecore/tramuacore opposes the fake pureness of kawaii aesthetics; instead of attempting to hide the miseries of life, it encompasses them. This trend has become more popular in recent years, as we accessorize our way out of pain in the progressively hopeless global landscape.

The vape’s screen displays an artwork originally posted on Danbooru, which circulated the internet for some time. The image depicts an anime girl with amputated limbs and bandaged head on a hospital bed. While depicting something tragic, the picture does not contain any gore elements, furthermore it includes bright natural light and a colorful bouquet of flowers. It remains cute while not denying the hardship.

A simple enclosure comprised of white plastic, shiny fasteners and clear acrylic, houses an electronically controlled air pump slowly smoking the vape. The assembly including silicone tubing, aims to mimic medical life support equipment, which provocatively depletes the liquid left in the disposable, slowly leading to its imminent death. With every “breath”, the device displays the previously mentioned image. by @shot.behind.walmart

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