Episode 5: Making Sense of Memes with Silvia Dal Dosso

In this episode of Art & Tech Today, Silvia Dal Dosso explores memes as one of the defining cultural languages of the internet age.From questions of authorship and collective creativity to AI-generated content and online belief systems, Dal Dosso argues that memes are far more than disposable jokes. They are tools for creating meaning, expressing cultural anxieties, and negotiating shared realities in increasingly complex digital environments.Drawing on her work with the art collective Clusterduck, she reflects on the myth of the lone artistic genius and the differences between artistic appropriation and the large-scale extraction of creative work by AI companies. The conversation also explores irony, internet subcultures, the phenomenon of AI-generated meme cults, and what Dal Dosso calls "high frequency meme magic".Silvia Dal Dosso is an artist, researcher, and member of Clusterduck, an interdisciplinary collective investigating internet culture, networked communication, and contemporary mythologies. Through artworks, publications, and exhibitions, Clusterduck explores how memes, online narratives, and digital folklore influence the way we understand ourselves and the world around us.