INSTALLATION / MIX MEDIA
12th April 2024 — 19th May 2024
Espaço Irene Vilar, Museu Quinta de Santiago
In an attempt to shed light on the footprint of artificial intelligence systems and data processing centers, we question how these agents threaten the integrity of our socio-ecological structure.
The influence and impact of these systems, often concealed by their vast scale, pose disorienting challenges such as incessant data production, e-waste, excessive energy consumption, and accelerated obsolescence of information and equipment. The overwhelming amount of content, processed at a frenetic pace, weakens our ability to comprehend and adapt to the resulting events.
The installation Artificial Traces emerges as an interpretation of the content consequently generated by artificial intelligence, providing a sensory experience that transports its massive and uninterrupted use into the exhibition space, along with the media frenzy that surrounds it. Digital traces, such as news and text-to-image systems, are collected in real-time and translated into a timeline of light and sound pulses. Within this context, the sensory tension created by the audio-visual stimulation encourages critical dialog about the duality of the benefits and drawbacks of these agents.
ORGANIZATION
Câmara Municipal de Matosinhos
Devity
PRESIDENT
Luísa Salgueiro
COUNCILLOR FOR CULTURE
Fernando Rocha
PROJECT COORDINATION
Clarisse Castro | Cláudia Almeida | Tânia Teixeira
PRODUCTION
Devity | David Marques
COMUNICATION
Devity | Margarida Fonseca
VIDEO
Edigma
RECEPTION
Fátima Barros | Margarida Fonseca
Patrícia Flávio | Rute Marques
MAINTENANCE
Lurdes Peixoto