In the spring of 2025, Notam, in collaboration with Axel Vatne Barratt-Due and nyMusikk, launched a reading group for technology, music, art and philosophy. 

This autumn we're starting up again, and over the next few months we'll continue to read and discuss the books The Real World of Technology by Ursula Franklin, and On the Mode of Existence of Technical Objects by Gilbert Simondon. We follow a reading guide set up by music philosopher Patrick Valiquet, and together explore how these works enter into dialogue with each other.

At the last meeting of the season, 06.11.25, at 18:00, we will, in preparation for symposium for instrument building later in November, discuss concepts from Simondon's texts, and start building a glossary based on On the Mode of Existence of Technical Objects.  

You can join the meeting here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86764146271

In the reading circle, we have so far read the following:
- Chapters 3, 4, 5 and 6 (p. 48 - 134) of The Real World of Technology by Ursula Franklin. 
- Introduction, Part I, Part II (pp. 15 - 159 and Part III, Chapters 1 and 2 in On the Mode of Existence of Technical Objects by Gilbert Simondon. 

We hope that as many people as possible will join the reading circle. It's open to everyone, and you can choose whether you want to attend all the sessions or just a selection. You do not need to have read all the material in advance. PDFs for both books can be found via the links above.