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Sunday,February 24th, Frihetsförmedlingen organizes Robotbyråkrati (Robot Bureaucracy): a meeting on Bureaucracy, Art and Artificial Intelligence at STPLN in Malmö.

In the research project Kim Svensson, AI, Frihetsförmedlingen is investigating various connections between artificial intelligence and bureaucracy, in collaboration with the cognitive scientist Simon Winter.

Now Frihetsförmedlingen presents an afternoon of lectures and discussions, where we can reflect together on the dark side of digitization, the hidden possibilities of bureaucracy and the role of art in a mediated world.

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In collaboration with the artist platform Skogen in Gothenburg, Frihetsförmedlingen gives an evening class including a brief history of labour society, a mapping of the contemporary situation of consumerism and wage-relationships and an introduction to the concepts that Frihetsförmedlingen investigates.

The Basic Course takes place on Monday, December 3rd, at 5 – 7:30 PM, and is part of a series of events during the fall of 2018. For more information see the calendar on the Frihetsförmedlingen website.

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Frihetsförmedlingen and Kanslibyrån collaborates officially for the first time in the exhibition Utrymningsplaner (Evacuation plans) at Varbergs konsthall.

The entire exhibition focuses on artistic strategies of resistance towards systems of obedience, social hierarchies and bureaucratization.

Utrymningsplaner is curated by Camilla Påhlsson, opens 22 September 2018 and is up until 6 January 2019.

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September 1:st this year, Cecilia Jonasson will start her one year long employment as Sweden’s freest bureaucrat (Sveriges friaste byråkrat) at The Swedish Public Freedom Service.

The job is a unique position where Cecilia’s work will promote increased freedom over wage labour for the Swedish general population.

Her contradictory and ambivalent employment is at the same time a performative artwork and a paid position. Cecilia will both be part of and form the artwork together with Frihetsförmedlingen in a lot of activities directed towards both the general public and different institutions.

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The 2018 super-election year is characterized by important parliamentary elections in September, but we seldom reflect on all the other choices we constantly make.

Many of these everyday life choices we make without thinking, despite their sometimes devastating consequences. And we almost never discuss all the big choices we urgently need to make at the community level – and not talking about this is also a choice.

From July 29 to August 5, the Swedish Public Freedom Service will go on an election tour of our own, to reach and meet vacationing people in Southern Sweden. – What do you choose to do when you don’t have to work, and why?

Follow our journey to keep track of where to meet us and take the opportunity to discuss the really important choices this super-election summer 2018! Look out for us in holiday spots like Ullared and Öland.

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At Skogen in Gothenburg, Frihetsförmedlingen hosts a mini-Symposium on the bureaucratization of art and the artistry in bureaucracy.

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As part of the GIBCA 2017 extended program, The Swedish Freedom Agency’s new Mobile Office will be present in Central Gothenburg for three days, starting September 28th.

On first come first serve basis, a Special Permit Unit will offer the public expert assistance and issue a great variety  of relevant personalized permits.

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Nöjesguiden writes about Frihetsförmedlingen, it’s history, originators, intentions and plans for the future, in the August edition.

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The Swedish Freedom Agency visits Candyland over the summer. On the opening weekend freedom-seekers in the Stockholm area are invited to come and meet their Personal Freedom Administrator, get individual permissions issued, etc.

For the remainder of the exhibition period, the office will be unmanned, but the installation is free to visit and experience from the outside.

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