# Event Details - **Event Name**: PORTALS: Closing for the Institute for Transhuman Cephalopod Evolution - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 14 Jun, 2025 at 05:00 pm – Sat, 14 Jun, 2025 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: A series of performances and readings that enact portals by ITCE friends and co-conspirators.About this EventRecess's Session program presents the INSTITUTE FOR TRANSHUMANIST CEPHALOPOD EVOLUTION (ITCE) founded by interdisciplinary artist and researcher Miriam Simun.In a future marked by polycrisis brought on by rapid climate technological development and climate change, ITCE is dedicated to evolving the human species based on the role model species one the oldest and most adaptable class of animals on planet Earth: cephalopods - octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish. Through research, education, and experiential programs, ITCE seeks to expand the boundaries of human perception and intelligence. Committed to developing biotechnologies of practice within existing human bioavailabilities, the Institute fosters radical new perspectives on ad loo aptation and self and group transformation. While at Recess, ITCE will have expanded and deepened its work with collaborators from the fields of invertebrate biology, neuroscience, freediving, somatic practices and group psychology, among others.Join us for the closing of this project featuring a series of performances and readings that enact portals by ITCE friends and co-conspirators at Recess and culminating in the nearby Naval Cemetery Landscape (weather permitting). Barnett Cohen will present an excerpt from an upcoming performance that spans the continuum from aggression to embrace. Joel Kuennen will disperse hand-made moon mirrors to the audience for a collective engagement of the moon as a portal of desire. A performance by AR will blur, fog, merge - looking, being looked at, fading the boundary between legibility and total confusion.More performances TBAHow can soup become a portal? Soup will be served.AcknowledgementsITCE was founded by Miriam Simun at the MIT Media Lab, Design Fiction Group. The foundational work was created under the guidance of choreographer luciana achuagar, with the participation of scientist, engineers, dancers and synchronized swimmers, and in conversation with cephalopod husbandry expert Bret Grasse, philosopher Peter-Godfrey Smith, and in deep indebtedness to Vilém Flusser, Karen Barad, Astrida Neimanis, among many others.__________________________________________________________________________For most updated project details while ICTE is at Recess, click here for more information and additional programming.~~ www.miriamsimun.xyz~ links and thingsinsta: @yoururgetobreatheisalie - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brooklyn/portals-closing-for-the-institute-for-transhuman-cephalopod-evolution/100001311941906559 - **Event Categories**: workshops, art, it - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Brooklyn - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Recess - **lat**: 40.6973722 - **long**: -73.9679774 - **full address**: Recess, 46 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: PORTALS: Closing for the Institute for Transhuman Cephalopod Evolution - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/258dbf1be79dc916f6c477ab119580a6bf8357aca7faae1465f14ada73017d0d-rimg-w1200-h675-dc4a2a16-gmir.jpg?v=1746049832 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is PORTALS: Closing for the Institute for Transhuman Cephalopod Evolution being held? - **A:** PORTALS: Closing for the Institute for Transhuman Cephalopod Evolution takes place on Sat, 14 Jun, 2025 at 05:00 pm to Sat, 14 Jun, 2025 at 08:00 pm at Recess, 46 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing PORTALS: Closing for the Institute for Transhuman Cephalopod Evolution? - **A:** PORTALS: Closing for the Institute for Transhuman Cephalopod Evolution is organized by Recess. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** PORTALS: Closing for the Institute for Transhuman Cephalopod Evolution is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Brooklyn, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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