Artist Statement

June 9 – August 21, Santa Mònica Art Centre. Public Event.

Keywords: data, AI, surveillance

Hybrid emulation that deals with prediction & feeds on its own coding as the backbone structure of a semiotic < container > / .
By placing automation within this simulated i̶d̶l̶e̶ garden it arises the complexity of what being human is in this electronic age. Learning, leisure and work share the same interchangeable framework in this post-truth dynamic where operations are engineered in an ambiguous way to praise & glorify the strenuous path of c̶o̶n̶t̶e̶m̶p̶o̶r̶a̶r̶y̶ labour system. Hybrid emulation that deals with prediction & feeds on its own coding as the backbone structure of a semiotic < container > / .

• S4RA (Portugal) is a non-binary && genderqueer digital artist that spent endless hours fighting monsters & strolling through mazes. so, it only felt natural 2 evolve through an experimental & explorative process of gaming visual culture & popular gif files. also feeds on social media platforms 2 engage animations into the depths of gender role play & political plots. still plays old school video games. MA study at Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa  https://s-ara.net/