CREATURES IN A SERIES OF TUBES

Which is the chain reaction being triggered by our every single online reaction? What are the limits of human existence in the digital world? The Onassis Stegi virtual exhibition, “Creatures in a Series of Tubes,” will try to answer these questions through a series of artworks that were created as part of the European Media Art Platform. The exhibition is open from November 26 to December 20, through Mozilla Hubs platform.

Ecosystems are brimming with human activity, no matter whether we observe behind screens, from the tired and wired routine of our quarantined activities. In fact, through the “Series of Tubes” our reach is far, and not only towards others of our species appearing in our zooming panels.

In our supposed physical absence, the natural environment never had any rest, as the flows of energy and waste we have established continue without interruption to sustain our increasing demands. Our every action “online” creates a chain of actions with physical implications, in history-old ecosystems of creatures and algorithms, biology and economics interlocked. The impact of anthropos on the planet has been called the “Antropocene” based on our imprint, but what lies beyond?

Through artists’ narratives, such complex structures become apparent and our understanding of them is challenged. These selected works by resident artists of the European Media Art Platform have researched our connection to other species, our impact on remote ecosystems, and the emergence of uniquely complex ecosystems of humans and algorithms. Most importantly, they give us permission to dream of a different world, to consciously engage with our existence in the future.

Participating Artists

“Beyond Human Perception” by María Castellanos (ES) & Alberto Valverde (ES)

“FANGO” by Martin Nadal (ES)

“The Eye of the Other” by Tizian Derme (AT), Daniela Mitterberger (AT)

“The Hidden Life of an Amazon User” by Joana Moll (ES)

“aqua_forensic” by Robertina Šebjanič (SI), Gjino Šutić (HR)

Curated by

Christos Carras, Prodromos Tsiavos, Heracles Papatheodorou, Katerina Varda

Organized by

Heracles Papatheodorou, Katerina Varda, Vera Petmeza

Supported by

Creative Europe Program of the European Union

Part of

EMAP – European Media Art Platform

About EMAP

The Onassis Stegi continues to support artistic practices positioned between art, science and technology through its participation, along with ten other partners, in The European Media Art Platform (EMAP). The platform provides up-and coming media artists working in the fields of visual and digital arts, design, film, sound or video with the chance to participate in 2-month residencies and to create new works to be presented at festivals and other events in partner countries.

Parallel Events

The exhibition also features online talks and workshops by the participant artists.

Artists Talks

Live artists’ talks through Zoom platform will be open to the public, upon application request. All talks will be recorded and made available at Onassis Stegi’s Vimeo and YouTube channels.

Workshops

The online workshops through Zoom platform will be open to the public; those willing to participate should send an application request with a letter of interest. Participants will be selected upon their letter of interest.

The exhibition is organized in the context of The European Media Art Platform (EMAP), co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union

More Information: https://www.onassis.org/whats-on/creatures-series-tubes-emap-online-exhibition