For Ever More Images?
Curated by: Yorgos Karailias, Yorgos Prinos, Pasqua Vorgia
Architectural design: Panos Dragonas, Varvara Christopoulou
In 1977, the Voyager I and II spacecraft began their interstellar journey. On board, they were carrying audiovisual archives of a sort: golden records recording a message to possible extragalactic recipients, a time capsule for the future encoding and communicating mankind’s existence and achievements on planet Earth.But what would we send today, 40 years on? And what would the images placed inside a similar time capsule mean today? Could they perhaps serve as an alarm message about our planet’s uncertain future?
The “For Ever More Images?” project addressed this question at a time when the images we create and distribute are primarily determined by programming routines, algorithms and automated behaviours.
An exhibition-installation, an interactive cyber-mechanism which constructs time capsules, and a series of lectures and workshops, invited us to take a fresh look at the way we produce, consume, understand and signify the images of our 21st century.
Participating artists: Natalie Bookchin, James Bridle, Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Harun Farocki, Joan Fontcuberta, Forensic Architecture, Maria Mavropoulou, Panos Mazarakis, Rabih Mroué, Jon Rafman, Taryn Simon, Monika Sziladi, Penelope Umbrico, Cameron-James Wilson, Liam Young.
April 9th – April 22nd 2019, Onassis Stegi, Athens -GR
Organized by Onassis Stegi
Audiovisual Coordination: Makis Faros
Production Coordination: Pasqua Vorgia
Technical Planning and Construction: TENSOR S.A. (G.S. Papadimitriou & M. Pantelidaki)
Art Handling / Installation: Vaggelis Tatsis
Photos: Pavlos Fysakis