Technology and media - whether used for medical, military or informational purposes - have become the symbols of our present and future, as well as an indicator of prowess, progress, and civilisation. In other words, control over technology and media (their production, dissemination and usage) function as an index of power. What happens when Eastern Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia develop their own understanding of these technologies? Does this produce a cultural break and an identity crisis within a supposedly dominant Western techno culture? The panel presents the curatorial research project 'Xenojech', conducted by Deanna Herst and Nat Muller. The aim is to examine how cultural differences, media and technology affect artistic practices and representation. The featured guests will question, from their own context and practice, paradigms of locality, urban space, identity, and technology.