In exploring our contemporary landscape, we delve into the stratified relationship between the individual and their surroundings, emphasizing the profound impact that the habitat – both physical and digital – has on the construction of identity. Very) Neural System is an ongoing investigation into this intricate realm, which reflects upon the interplay between the individual and this numeric ecosystem.
At the core of the project is an interactive installation featuring a digital avatar, meticulously crafted to mirror the artist’s persona— an amalgamation of seemingly authentic features, responses, voice, and cognitive patterns derived from data collected by major companies. Motion sensors and reactive dialogues encourage the audience to interact with this doppelgänger, crossing the boundary between physical reality and virtual existence. Additional visual elements provide transparency into the black box of this dystopian simulacrum, revealing the underlying code and mechanisms. In doing so, the work demystifies the concept of general AI and emphasizes its foundation in basic algorithmic processes.
The artwork was produced during the Critical Data course held by Manuela Naveau, Interface Cultures department, Kunstuniversität Linz, Austria.
The first prototype was exhibited in the “Datamorphosis” exhibition within the Elektron festival, part of the Esch Capital of Culture Architecture Biennale programme (11 May – 28 September 2024), at Bridderhaus, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
The artwork is also going to be showcased in the campus section of the Interface Cultures department during Ars Elecontrica 2024 (4 – 8 September), Linz, Austria.
Martina Pizzigoni (Italy, *1998) is a multimedia artist. They obtained a BA in New Media Art Technologies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, with a period of study at TU – Technological University Dublin. In 2021, they graduated with an MA in Cultural Project management at the Università Cattolica and Politecnico di Milano. Their artistic practice focuses on the creation of interactive experiences, while the main interest of their research is the context in which we live, with the social and anthropological implications that characterise our digitally dominated society. They are currently attending the MA Interface Culture programme at the Kunstuniversität Linz, (AT). They are part of the MAalex artistic and curatorial duo. Some of their latest exhibitions include the Ars Electronica Festival 2023: Who Owns the Truth? (Linz, Austria), Speculum Artium festival 2023 (Trbovlje, Slovenia), Pixxelpoint festival 2023 (Nova Gorica, Slovenia), Recto VRso in the Laval Virtual festival 2024 (Laval, France), Datamorphosis within the Elektron festival (Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg).
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In exploring our contemporary landscape, we delve into the stratified relationship between the individual and their surroundings, emphasizing the profound impact that the habitat – both physical and digital – has on the construction of identity. Very) Neural System is an ongoing investigation into this intricate realm, which reflects upon the interplay between the individual and this numeric ecosystem.
At the core of the project is an interactive installation featuring a digital avatar, meticulously crafted to mirror the artist’s persona— an amalgamation of seemingly authentic features, responses, voice, and cognitive patterns derived from data collected by major companies. Motion sensors and reactive dialogues encourage the audience to interact with this doppelgänger, crossing the boundary between physical reality and virtual existence. Additional visual elements provide transparency into the black box of this dystopian simulacrum, revealing the underlying code and mechanisms. In doing so, the work demystifies the concept of general AI and emphasizes its foundation in basic algorithmic processes.
The artwork was produced during the Critical Data course held by Manuela Naveau, Interface Cultures department, Kunstuniversität Linz, Austria.
The first prototype was exhibited in the “Datamorphosis” exhibition within the Elektron festival, part of the Esch Capital of Culture Architecture Biennale programme (11 May – 28 September 2024), at Bridderhaus, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
The artwork is also going to be showcased in the campus section of the Interface Cultures department during Ars Elecontrica 2024 (4 – 8 September), Linz, Austria.
Martina Pizzigoni (Italy, *1998) is a multimedia artist. They obtained a BA in New Media Art Technologies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, with a period of study at TU – Technological University Dublin. In 2021, they graduated with an MA in Cultural Project management at the Università Cattolica and Politecnico di Milano. Their artistic practice focuses on the creation of interactive experiences, while the main interest of their research is the context in which we live, with the social and anthropological implications that characterise our digitally dominated society. They are currently attending the MA Interface Culture programme at the Kunstuniversität Linz, (AT). They are part of the MAalex artistic and curatorial duo. Some of their latest exhibitions include the Ars Electronica Festival 2023: Who Owns the Truth? (Linz, Austria), Speculum Artium festival 2023 (Trbovlje, Slovenia), Pixxelpoint festival 2023 (Nova Gorica, Slovenia), Recto VRso in the Laval Virtual festival 2024 (Laval, France), Datamorphosis within the Elektron festival (Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg).
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www.instagram.com/martina.pizzigoni
