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Trust
Founded2017
Founders
  • Calum Bowden
  • Arthur Röing Baer
TypeCultural organization; Online community
Location
Websitetrust.support

Trust is a Berlin-based cultural organization established in 2017.[1] It operates as a physical workspace and online community.[2] Research has documented its approaches to community building and knowledge sharing through digital platforms, described as "communal digital gardening".[3]

History

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Trust was established in Berlin in 2017 by Calum Bowden and Arthur Röing Baer, alumni of the Strelka Institute.[4] The organization has established a platform for discussion and experimentation with new technologies like blockchain and AI.[5][6][7]

Structure

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Physical Space

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Trust maintains a workspace in Schöneberg, Berlin,[8] that houses a branch of the Cybernetics Library, also located at Prime Produce in New York City.[9] Their space serves as a venue for events, residencies, and research groups.[10][11]

Online Community

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The organization maintains a membership-based digital platform with community moderation systems.[12] Programming includes online discussions and presentations.[13]

Activities

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Trust hosts public events and research initiatives.[14] The organization has developed technical tools for collective decision-making, including Cygnet, a platform implementing quadratic voting for funding allocation documented by Waag.[15] In 2020, Trust received the Award for Art Project Spaces and Initiatives from the Senate of Berlin.[16]

Projects

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  • Flowertokens (2018): An installation by the media art collective terra0 that connected blockchain technology with plant cultivation.[17]
  • Hivemind (2022): A Serpentine Galleries commission investigating game mechanics and knowledge sharing.[18]
  • Half Earth Socialism (2022): A climate planning simulation game based on the book with the same title by Drew Pendergrass and Troy Vettese.[19][20]

Collaborations

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Trust has worked with:

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References

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  1. ^ Jäger, Eva (2022). "Trust in Conversation with Serpentine Galleries". Novembre Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  2. ^ Fernández, María Paula (2023). "The Hackers You Can Trust". Right Click Save. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  3. ^ Kiu, Q J (2021). "'An Exploratory, Irregular Tendency': Using Digital Gardens in Curatorial Research" (PDF). The Garage Journal: Studies in Art, Museums & Culture. 3: 118–130.
  4. ^ Vickers, Ben; Sophie Netchaef; Victoria Ivanova (2020). "Future Art Ecosystems, Issue 1: Art x Advanced Technologies". Serpentine R&D Platform. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  5. ^ Kiu, Q J (2021). "'An Exploratory, Irregular Tendency': Using Digital Gardens in Curatorial Research" (PDF). The Garage Journal: Studies in Art, Museums & Culture. 3: 118–130.
  6. ^ Fernández, María Paula (2023). "The Hackers You Can Trust". Right Click Save. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  7. ^ Kaganskiy, Julia; Eva Jäger; Mercedes Bunz (2020). "A Different Research Agenda". Serpentine Galleries. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  8. ^ "Trust". Trust. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  9. ^ Jäger, Eva (2022). "Trust in Conversation with Serpentine Galleries". Novembre Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  10. ^ Kaganskiy, Julia; Eva Jäger; Mercedes Bunz (2020). "A Different Research Agenda". Serpentine Galleries. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  11. ^ Fernández, María Paula (2023). "The Hackers You Can Trust". Right Click Save. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  12. ^ Kiu, Q J (2021). "'An Exploratory, Irregular Tendency': Using Digital Gardens in Curatorial Research" (PDF). The Garage Journal: Studies in Art, Museums & Culture. 3: 118–130.
  13. ^ Kiu, Q J (2021). "'An Exploratory, Irregular Tendency': Using Digital Gardens in Curatorial Research" (PDF). The Garage Journal: Studies in Art, Museums & Culture. 3: 118–130.
  14. ^ Jäger, Eva (2022). "Trust in Conversation with Serpentine Galleries". Novembre Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  15. ^ Jansen, Julia. "Creativity Cannot Be Captured in Uniform Platforms". Waag Future Lab. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  16. ^ "Preise zur Auszeichnung künstlerischer Projekträume und –initiativen 2020 vergeben". Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt. 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  17. ^ Kelly, Liam J (2018). "Ethereum's Walled Garden: Flowertokens and terra0". Crypto.news. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  18. ^ Glickstein, Adina (2022). "In the Backend's Labyrinth". Spike Art Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  19. ^ Pendergrass, Drew; Troy Vettese (2022). "Planning an Eco-Socialist Utopia". Noema. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  20. ^ "Ready Planner One". Tribune. 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  21. ^ Miller, Meg. "✶✶Berlin Are.na Meetups". Are.na. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  22. ^ Jäger, Eva (2022). "Trust in Conversation with Serpentine Galleries". Novembre Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  23. ^ "The Shape of a Practice: Online Project Environment". Anthropocene Curriculum. HKW. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  24. ^ "About". Animals as Objects. Museum für Naturkunde Berlin. Retrieved 2024-02-07.