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Prior to trans m e diale .08, xxxxx_ Pe e ne m ünde pre s e nts an inte ns e , h igh l y s pe cul
ative th re e day
long w ork ing group/w ork s h op w ith in a k e y, h is toricall ocation in North e rn Ge rm any. Dive rs e
groups , popul ate d by artis ts , th e oris ts , and tacticians w il
lactive l y e xam ine th atfiction w h ich pre s -
e nts a dark h e artofte ch nol ogy (as e vide nce d, for e xam pl e , by e l
e ctrom agne tic practice ), and a
vivid re l
ation to both e ntropy and e col ogy.

Th e Pe e ne m ünde l ocation, h e rm e tical l

y s e al e d by m ilitary and s cie ntific inte re s ts for ove r fifty
ye ars prior to th e re unification ofGe rm any in 19 9 0, acts as a q ue s tionabl e , tre ach e rous and h igh -
ly conce ntrate d s ite for an e xam ination ofinform ation, s ignalm e aning and te ch nol ogy, unde r th e
ove rarch ing parabol a ofTh om as Pynch on's e pic nove lGravity's Rainbow . W ith in th is w ork , and
inde e d th e h is tory ofconte m porary te ch nol ogicalde ve l opm e nt, th e Pe e ne m ünde s ite , as H e e re s -
ve rs uch s s te l
le Pe e ne m ünde (H VP), occupie s a m ajor pos ition. Unde r th e te ch nicaldire ctors h ip
ofone W e rnh e r von Braun, s o-cal le d fath e r ofth e col d w ar US s pace program , m ajor de ve l op-
m e nts e ncom pas s ing ae rodynam ics , anal ogue com puting and s urve il lance te ch nol ogie s took
pl ace atth is s ite w ith in th e conte xtofth e V-2 (A4) rock e tde ve l opm e nt, and agains tth e back drop
ofth e Th ird Re ich m il itary-indus trialapparatus . A vas tl iving and w ork ing com pl e x, atone point
e m pl oying 12,000 s cie ntis ts , e ngine e rs and force d l aboure rs occupying th e pe nins ul a, w as de -
s troye d by both e arl ie r Allie d bom bing, and inte rnationalagre e m e ntafte r th e Se cond W orl d W ar.
An e ras e d l ocation, be aring fe w trace s ofpre vious occupation, Pe e ne m ünde s ignal s a too cl e ar
m e aning, contras ting th e utopic dre am ofs pace fl igh tw ith an e conom y ofpropaganda, and de -
s truction. Th e l ands cape is pe rh aps too e as il y de code d, inviting both s pe cul ative ps ych o-h is tori-
calm apping, and advance d de cryption te ch niq ue .

xxxxx_ Pe e ne m ünde inve s tigatory e xcurs ion is s upporte d by trans m e dial e .08
and th e H is toris ch -Te ch nis ch e s Inform ations z e ntrum (H TI) Pe e ne m ünde .

h ttp://trans m e dial e .de

h ttp://w w w .pe e ne m ue nde .de

Introduction
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Driving de tail
s: Dire ctions from Be rl
in M itte to Pe e ne m ünde :

[ 1] Le aving Be rl
in North on Pre nz l
aue r Al
lee

[ 2] A10 tow ards Pre nz l

au

[ 3] Pas s by AD Dre ie ck Sch w ane be ck , e xittow ards Ste ttin

[ 4] A11 tow ards Pre nz l

au/Stral
s und

[ 5] Pas s by AK K re uz Uck e rm ark , h e ad tow ards A20 Stral

s und

[ 6] A20 tow ards Stral

s und

[ 7] Exit27 tow ards Gutz k ow , W ol

gas t

[ 8] Pas s th rough W ol
gas t, ove r Pe e ne bridge tow ards Z innow itz

[9 ] Turn righ ts oon afte r bridge to K arl

s h age n, Pe e ne m unde

[ 10] Fol
low s igns to H TI

Driving De tail
s
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W e are h appy to w e l com e you on th e xxxxx_ Pe e ne m ünde Inve s tigatory

Excurs ion. Pl e as e find be l
ow s om e us e fulinform ation re garding your
trave land s tay on th e Pe e ne m ünde Pe nins ul a.

Day 0 25.01.2008

De parture Tim e : 5.30 pm

M e e ting Point: Kl
os te rs tras s e 68 - 70 [U-Bah nh al
te s te l
le U2]

Trave l
ling Tim e : ca. 3 h ours

Accom m odation: H ote lZ ur Z w ie be l

, Pe e ne pl
atz 3, 17449 Pe e ne m ünde
Ph one : 0049 -38371-26439

Bre ak fas t: Eve ry day: 7.30 am - 10.00 am atH ote l

Lunch : Eve ry day from about1 pm , a Picnic-Lunch Cate ring w il lbe provide d at
th e H e adq uarte r in th e H TI [H is toris ch -Te ch nis ch e s Inform ations z e ntrum ],
incl uding h otand col d drink s and s andw ich e s .
Dinne r: Eve ry day: 5.30 pm - 9 .30 pm atth e H ote l

H TI Location: H is toris ch -Te ch nis ch e s Inform ations z e ntrum

Im K raftw e rk , 17449 Pe e ne m ünde , Ph one 0049 -38371-5050
H TI O pe ning H ours : 10.00 am - 8.00 pm

xxxxx Contact Ph one : 0049 - 176 6759 79 46 [Any q ue s tions or probl

e m s during your s tay]
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Day O ne : 26.01.2008

10.00 am : M e e ting and Introduction atth e H TI

10.30 am : Tour th rough th e H TI

11.30 am : Firs tgroup Excurs ion to Prüfs tand VII

12.30 pm : Se cond group Excurs ion to Prüfs tand VII

02.00 pm : W ork ing groups m e e tings /dis cus s ion/cons truction.

08.00 pm : Cl
os ure ofH TI

Day Tw o: 27.01.2008

10 am - 08.00 pm W ork ing groups m e e tings /dis cus s ion/cons truction.

Day Th re e : 28.01.2008 - Day ofDe parture from Pe e ne m ünde

De parture Tim e : 12.00 pm

M e e ting Point: H ote lZ ur Z w ie be l

xxxxx s trongl
y re com m e nds w arm and w e ath e r-proofcl
oth e s !

Rough Sch e dul

e
xxxxx_ Pe e ne m ünde Inve s tigatory Excurs ion 25/01/08 - 28/01/08

1] Data fore ns ics in Divining and providing ide as for a future (data) arch e ol ogy. K e y con-
th e l
annds cape ce pts include ph ys icaldata s e dim e ntation, de coding and paranoia,
cryptograph y. te ch niq ue s for th e e xam ination ofprom is cuous data l e a-
k age , and m ak ing s e ns e of/w ith in a l
ands cape .
Participants : Jul
ian O l
ive r, Al
e jo Duq ue , Andre i Sm irnov
O pe rations Room : H TI - "Th e Th ird Fl
oor" ak a: Die dritte Etage

2] Th e film e d im age , Film , s oftw are , te m poralbandw idth and tim e axis m anipul ation. Porno-
h is tory and pornograph y graph y (e q ual l
y as paranoiac de tail ) and film as e xe cutabl e (propos e d
action), and provok ing w orl d vie w , is divine d w ith in a particular m otif
in Gravity's Rainbow : Gh os tch il dre n/cannon fodde r conce ive d, doub-
le d and unide ntifie d w ith in th e Alpdruck ë n (fil m e d) rape s e q ue nce (cf.
GR. p 39 8)
Participants : Tatiana Baz z ich e l
li, Gaia Novati, Fe de rico Bucal
os s i

O pe rations Room : H TI - Large cine m a

3] W .A.S.T.E as h idde n/carrie r for h iding and as conte m porary ne tw ork e d action:
W e Aw aitSil e ntTris te ro's Em pire - Th e Crying ofLot49 .
Fiction as cons piracy th e ory par e xce l le nce . Language and be trayal/
tre as on to th e code s .

Participants : Al
e jo Duq ue , Jul
ian O l
ive r, Andre i Sm irnov

O pe rations Room : H TI - "Th e Th ird Fl

oor" ak a: Die dritte Etage

W ork ing Groups

xxxxx_ Pe e ne m ünde Inve s tigatory Excurs ion 25/01/08 - 28/01/08

4] Endoph ys ics in Col le ctive w orl d-vie w as cons piracy.

practice I re corde d a fe w m inute s in al lth re e room s . I re corde d th e toil
e tfl
us h ing
and th e s h ow e r running. I re corde d th e w ate r running in th e k itch e n
s ink , th e rattl
e ofdis h e s and th e ope ning and cl os ing and h um ofth e
re frige rator. I re corde d on th e bal cony. Now I l ay dow n on th e be d and
re ad s om e s e l e ctions from Th e M agus into th e re corde r.
[W il liam S. Burrough s . Citie s ofth e Re d Nigh t]
Participants : O tto Rös s l
e r, O s w al
d Be rth ol
d

O pe rations Room : H TI - Large cine m a

5] Th e bl
ack box W ork ing group tow ards th e de s ign ofan inte rior CPU (inte riority its e l f)
to be m appe d ove r th e w orl d (as e xpos ure ), as l
ite rary, fals e data
s h e e t, as Jabbe rw ock y API and as e l
e gantdiagram (e arl y cons tructi-
vis t). Pe e ne m ünde m ap/ae rialph otograph y/inve s tigations .
Participants : O s w al
d Be rth ol
d , M argue rite Ch arm ante , Je s s ica Ryl
an

O pe rations Room : H TI - Large cine m a

6] EM practice M axw e l lCity and th e h aunte d com pute r. A l ands cape and th e e xpos -
ure ofits h idde n (EM - e l e ctrom agne tic) doubl e . Gh os tradio (EVP
(El e ctronic Voice Ph e nom e na), ITC (Ins trum e ntalTrans com m unicati-
on) and data radio - a m e s s age is trans m itte d - again th e l ink to de co-
ding. EM and m ind control , h is tory ofEM s cie nce and l ink s to
s piritualis m . Pink l
igh t(EM ) as inform ation carrie r.

Participants : M artin K ue ntz , Gordan Savicic, Andre i Sm irnov, Al

e jandra Pe re z Nune z ,
Ew e n Ch ardronne t, H oria Cos m in Sam oila
O pe rations Room : H TI - Al
te Sch w e is s e re i

W ork ing Groups

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H ote lZ ur Z w ie be l
Pe e ne platz 3
17449 Pe e ne m ünde
Te l.: 038371-26439 - Fax.: 038371-26441

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