Open Forum invites you to a talk and workshop on "Social Noise" with artist, musician, and theorist Mattin. Exploring ´social distance´´- the disconnect between societal ideals and lived experiences and drawing Mattin will challenge Mark Fisher´s concept of ´capitalist realism´, the idea that there is no alternative to capitalism. In his workshop participants will share private thoughts and explore social contradictions through collective listening exercises. Mattin is an artist, musician and theorist working conceptually with noise and improvisation. Through his practice, writing and pedagogy, he explores performative forms of estrangement as a way to deal with structural alienation.