ESC #2033

Yorgos Papafigos is a multidisciplinary artist from Athens, Greece, whose practice explores the impact of AI infrastructures on the environment through idiosyncratic fossils. His recent work, 'BOLIASMA II' (2021), introduces three unique personal sculptural devices that address the impact of intelligent systems on the environment, using industrial toxic materials, organic matter, and electronic waste, along with medical instruments used for healing. The sculptures comment on humans' constant effort to restore their relationship with the environment through new technological inventions and interventions, serving as a reminder of the potential risks and opportunities of technological advancements in today's world.

Sun Ho Lee is a cross-dimensional artist from Seoul/Berlin, who explores new digitized ecosystems and modified bodies through various media such as VRs, videos, 3D printed sculptures, and the exploration of AI. One of her latest works is a 23-minute fictional cinematic VR experience called 'DAKOTÀ' (2022), which imagines a future where humans and AI coexist and explores how they might exchange emotions and perceptions in new ways that transcend physical limitations.

Dagmar Schürrer is an Austrian new media artist who uses digital technology to create intricate video sound montages. Her work combines augmented reality and fine art to create installations and animations. Her recent work, 'In Dreaming is the mind left to itself' (2022), explores the similarities between different states of consciousness and the role of new technologies in accessing and revealing these different constructions of reality.

Sammie Veeler's 'His And Hers Computers' (2023) is a recurring asset in her artistic practice that originated from 'A Time Capsule Or A Grave,' a hybrid performance project commissioned by the Tezos Foundation in 2022. The work challenges traditional notions of preservation as mere storage and invites viewers to consider their role in preserving digital artifacts. Veeler's art explores the spiritual and transformative power of personal and collective digital archives and is minted on the blockchain for perpetuity.

Rita Raeva is a multimedia artist who explores the body as an object of investigation and the blurred boundaries between the human and the organic virtual. Her recent project, '(Introduction to the field of) shapable matter' (2021), is a speculative work that engages with themes of vulnerability and hybrid experiences in the virtual field. The project comprises six objects designed to modify corporeality and deepen bodily experience while challenging traditional notions of the body and its relationship to technology.

Rita Raeva is a multimedia artist who explores the body as an object of investigation and the blurred boundaries between the human and the organic virtual. Her recent project, '(Introduction to the field of) shapable matter' (2021), is a speculative work that engages with themes of vulnerability and hybrid experiences in the virtual field. The project comprises six objects designed to modify corporeality and deepen bodily experience while challenging traditional notions of the body and its relationship to technology.

Rita Raeva is a multimedia artist who explores the body as an object of investigation and the blurred boundaries between the human and the organic virtual. Her recent project, '(Introduction to the field of) shapable matter' (2021), is a speculative work that engages with themes of vulnerability and hybrid experiences in the virtual field. The project comprises six objects designed to modify corporeality and deepen bodily experience while challenging traditional notions of the body and its relationship to technology.

Alek Sarna is a simulation artist hailing from Warsaw, Poland, renowned for crafting site-specific virtual worlds and performances using VR/gaming technology. Her work revolves around the spaces between reality, 2D, and virtual 3D representations, exploring the subjective interpretation of personal impressions to understand the surroundings. Sarna's 'Fälla Snara — Dom Depot 2.0' (2020) is a speculative CGI film that reimagines the future of Home Depot as a monument to the consequences of uncontrolled technological development on the human body, questioning the cost of our increasing reliance on high-tech furniture.

Tinno Circadian is a self-taught artist based in Montevideo, Uruguay, whose artistic practice employs mixed techniques like installation, sculpture, painting, and digital media to create strange juxtapositions that challenge hierarchical logic and decontextualize spaces. His work 'COEXISTENZ' (2022) reflects on the coexistence and mutual affectation of biological, technological, and climatic entities amidst the current environmental crisis. Through the combination of found materials and different gestures, Tinno Circadian builds scenes that document the interplay between humans and their environment, sublimating an anthropocentric vision of the world.

Tinno Circadian is a self-taught artist based in Montevideo, Uruguay, whose artistic practice employs mixed techniques like installation, sculpture, painting, and digital media to create strange juxtapositions that challenge hierarchical logic and decontextualize spaces. His work 'COEXISTENZ' (2022) reflects on the coexistence and mutual affectation of biological, technological, and climatic entities amidst the current environmental crisis. Through the combination of found materials and different gestures, Tinno Circadian builds scenes that document the interplay between humans and their environment, sublimating an anthropocentric vision of the world.

Tinno Circadian is a self-taught artist based in Montevideo, Uruguay, whose artistic practice employs mixed techniques like installation, sculpture, painting, and digital media to create strange juxtapositions that challenge hierarchical logic and decontextualize spaces. His work 'COEXISTENZ' (2022) reflects on the coexistence and mutual affectation of biological, technological, and climatic entities amidst the current environmental crisis. Through the combination of found materials and different gestures, Tinno Circadian builds scenes that document the interplay between humans and their environment, sublimating an anthropocentric vision of the world.