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Episode Synopsis
In this episode, we converse with XiaoXiao, also known as Xiaoji Song. She is an artist, writer, and researcher currently based in Berlin, Germany. Her work centers around community-specific experiences, influenced by texts, games, and performances. These experiences often touch on topics such as migration, techno-politics, and the performative aspect of political memory, particularly their relevance to global phenomena. In this episode, we will delve into her work “Parallel Society, “The Parallel Society is a cyber-drama that explores financial inclusion and equity by featuring the parallel fate of two characters, a Lebanese migrant in Barcelona and a villager in rural China’s Henan province. The game sheds light on financial traumas, such as behavior patterns and psychological impacts as results of financial exclusions experienced by these two characters, and radically imagines a world where such barriers no longer exist, but the characters are still trapped in the old pattern.
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To learn more about Xiaoji Song, follow the links:
Website
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Theme Music:
Season 2: “Flow States” by Kokayi Walker
Season 1 (Episodes 0–21): “Summer Instrumental” by NazAlakai, from the Tribe of Noise — Tribeofnoise.com
The Future | Money podcast is presented by the Interledger Foundation and licensed to the public under a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 License.
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