019 - Martin Leskovjan: Parallel Structures, Subversive Art & Liberating Minds

Mar 31, 2023

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Today I'm talking with Martin Leskovjan.

Martin is a member of the subversive Czech art collective Ztohoven and co-founder of Paralelni Polis which is one of the collective’s better known projects, also the site of the world’s first bitcoin-only cafe.

This is a conversation about art and the power to influence. Ztohoven are a band of merry pranksters with a desire to provoke emotion and open minds and I talk with Martin about many of their projects and whether it is possible to create parallel social structures that can liberate people.

Martin is a fascinating and inspiring individual, one of many good people I had the pleasure and privilege to meet in Prague for this series and I sincerely hope you enjoyed the discussions as much as I did.

Enjoy the conversation:

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00:10 - Introduction to this episode.

06:32 - Spreading awareness of Bitcoin.

13:14 - The Artistic side of the collective.

20:12 - The fetish of national and state symbols.

26:55 - How did the idea of the red underpants come about?

30:34 - Trolling on the internet vs. trolling on 4chan.

37:32 - What is Ztohoven's latest project?

41:56 - The beginnings of the art collective.

48:49 - What was the intention behind the creation of Paralelni Polis?

54:06 - Organising the Hackers congress.