Curator Statement
Screenings, Le Cube Garges. On 15 May 2023 at 5pm and 18 May 2023 at 5pm.
Le Cube Garges presents a cycle of screenings exploring different perspectives on the concept of symbiosis. This programme invites you to discuss the possibilities and limits of technology, the relationship between humans and machines and the future of our society and environment. Three creations by ISEA2023 laureates will be presented at Cube Garges Écran.
Democratopia. A speculative future scenario of Data-Driven AI-Supported Direct Democracy by Lina Dovydėnaitė presents a speculative scenario of direct democracy where artificial intelligence is harnessed to serve the community. The film invites us to reflect on the possibilities and limits of data-driven democracy.
The selection of videos from Disnovation.org’s Post Growth Toolkit project will challenge dominant narratives of growth and progress and explore speculative models of environmental accounting at the limits of the quantifiable.
With the creation Let Me Fix You, directed by Dasha Ilina, explores the relationship between humans and robots in the context of care work. The film highlights the irreplaceability of human workers in providing emotional interaction, physical touch, and avoiding alienation and isolation in patients.
ARTISTS
- Lina Dovydėnaitė, ISEA2023 selected artist
- Disnovation.org, ISEA2023 selected artists collective
- Dasha Ilina, ISEA2023 selected artist