In a world where algorithms track our every move and digital platforms define what is seen and valued, it’s easy to feel like the future is already decided. But Glitching the Future reminds us that the code isn’t closed and the future isn’t fixed. A bold collaboration between ZAM Magazine (Netherlands) and Bubblegum Club (South Africa), Glitching the Future is a creative movement that challenges the dominance of Big Tech through art, design, research, and cultural production. It doesn’t try to...
In a world where algorithms track our every move and digital platforms define what is seen and valued, it’s easy to feel like the future is already...
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the Glitching the Future microsite: a digital home for the movement that’s reimagining Big Tech through art, design, research, and resistance. This site is more than just a showcase. It’s a toolkit for disruption . Inside, you’ll find a growing collection of creative contributions, from dance pieces and essays to makeup tutorials and sound works, each offering a different way of resisting systems of exclusion, control, and erasure. Built to be open,...
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the Glitching the Future microsite: a digital home for the movement that’s reimagining Big Tech through art,...
We’re stuck in a loop where platforms prioritize profit over people, where algorithms amplify inequality, and where digital futures are imagined only by the powerful. The Glitching the Future manifesto video is a creative rebellion. A declaration that we don’t want better representation inside broken systems; we want to build new ones . This manifesto lays down the foundation for a digital reality where care and justice replace control and profit. Where the glitch isn’t a mistake; it’s the method....
We’re stuck in a loop where platforms prioritize profit over people, where algorithms amplify inequality, and where digital futures are imagined only by...
To reimagine the future of tech, we need radical voices that don’t just critique systems but offer bold, creative alternatives. We’ve highlighted three of the many contributors who are doing exactly that through movement, makeup, and critical writing.These profiles show how creativity is a tool for change, and how every glitch, no matter the medium, helps rewrite what is possible. Each contribution embodies a different mode of glitching, disrupting the default, imagining new paths and helping build...
To reimagine the future of tech, we need radical voices that don’t just critique systems but offer bold, creative alternatives. We’ve highlighted three...
Glitching the Future is a collaborative initiative between Bubblegum Club in Johannesburg and ZAM Magazine in Amsterdam), two platforms committed to cultural production that is rooted in social justice, creative innovation, and radical imagination, particularly as it pertains to the African continent and its diaspora.. The partnership was born out of a shared recognition that digital systems—particularly those shaped by Big Tech—are not neutral. They reflect and reinforce the inequalities of the...
Glitching the Future is a collaborative initiative between Bubblegum Club in Johannesburg and ZAM Magazine in Amsterdam), two platforms committed to...
The tech industry wasn’t built with everyone in mind but with your help, we’re changing that. From the beginning, we set out to challenge a tech industry that remains overwhelmingly white, male, and exclusionary. These aren’t system bugs, they’re deeply rooted features. But together, we’ve chosen to respond creatively and collectively. Your donations made it possible to commission creators, build our digital platform, and launch a manifesto that reimagines tech from the ground up. Together, we’re...
The tech industry wasn’t built with everyone in mind but with your help, we’re changing that. From the beginning, we set out to challenge a tech industry...
(Nederlands hieronder) Dear friends, If you haven't already donated , now is your time to create a digital future for all, not just the privileged few, by supporting our Glitching the Future project. With just 10 days left, we still need €5,900 to reach 80% of our crowdfunding goal, otherwise the entire campaign will be withdrawn. A massive thank you to those already supporting us, including JM who said “Big Tech stands for exclusion and discrimination. This project works towards a creative future...
(Nederlands hieronder) Dear friends, If you haven't already donated , now is your time to create a digital future for all, not just the privileged few,...
(Nederlands hieronder) Dear friends, The global tech industry is overwhelmingly white, male, and notoriously discriminatory. According to TechCrunch , over 70% of tech leaders are men, while only 3% of the workforce identifies as Black. These structural inequalities are not glitches—they’re features of the system. But what if we could create a glitch that is not an error but a strategy for resistance? ZAM Magazine (the Netherlands) and Bubblegumclub (South Africa) are doing exactly that in a new...
(Nederlands hieronder) Dear friends, The global tech industry is overwhelmingly white, male, and notoriously discriminatory. According to TechCrunch ,...
