The Physical Dimension of the Digital
The group exhibition Architecture of Hidden Activity,
featuring works by Emma Charles, Marie Rief, Karin Sander, Stefanie
Seufert and Silja Yvette, offers an artistic perspective on the
infrastructures that support our digital lives but usually remain hidden
in the background of technical systems. The exhibited works highlight
the consequences of these structures, which are nowadays clearly
noticeable.
featuring works by Emma Charles, Marie Rief, Karin Sander, Stefanie
Seufert and Silja Yvette, offers an artistic perspective on the
infrastructures that support our digital lives but usually remain hidden
in the background of technical systems. The exhibited works highlight
the consequences of these structures, which are nowadays clearly
noticeable.
Packaging systems, data cables, server systems, data streams, digital cartography, display patents, technical casings and similar elements form the invisible foundation of our consumer and information society. They are part of the physical infrastructure of digitalisation and ensure that data is exchanged and systems of all kinds are controlled on a daily basis in unimaginable dimensions. While digitalisation shapes modern societies, its infrastructure remains unfathomable in everyday life.
The artists translate these complex, invisible processes into installations, sculptures, videos and photographs, making them visible to visitors. The works bring hidden processes to light and show how values and resources are created, secured and transformed in the digital age. Together, they unfold a narrative about the materiality of the digital and the interfaces between economics, technology and everyday life.
Funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion within the program for the presentation of contemporary visual art
Artistic Direction: Marie Rief and Silja Yvette
Curatorial assistance: Tatjana Rotfuß
Participating artists
Karin Sander
Silja Yvette
Stefanie Seufert
Emma Charles
Marie Rief
