DEUS EX MACHINA 001 2023-24 description

THE INSTALLATION EVOKES A REANIMATED, PARTIALLY DECAYED SUPERCOMPUTER, WITH THE STAGE RESEMBLING A TREE ADORNED WITH BROKEN SCREENS AND ROOTS THAT DELVE DEEP INTO THE BUILDING. SEAMLESSLY BLENDING INTO THE AESTHETIC OF THE FESTIVAL’S ABANDONED CONCRETE STRUCTURES, IT FEELS AS THOUGH IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE. IN THIS INSTALLATION, WE DELVE INTO THE POTENTIAL BAN ON AI TECHNOLOGIES, AS NO INVENTION HAS INTEGRATED INTO DAILY LIFE SO RAPIDLY. SPECTATORS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECTLY ENGAGE IN THIS SUPERCOMPUTER’S EVOLUTION. ITS INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE IS FACILITATED BY A RANGE OF TOOLS: THERMAL IMAGERS, FACIAL SCANNING CAMERAS, AND AI SOFTWARE THAT GENERATES IMAGES OF DANCING FIGURES ON SCREENS.