2023

QUEERING DEMOCRACY

Sovereign and decentralzad initiative, operates in the culturally polarized and politically charged environment of Eastern Europe.

The exhibition marks the 150th anniversary of Budapest and serves as a call for reflection on our collective values in the age of persuasive technologies. The curated selection of digital art is diverse, ranging from video, computer, generative, and robotic to post-internet and auemented realty art. Artists from five continents have contributed their works to the exhibition, reimagining democratic norms in light of posthumanist ideas and non- Western codes that view intelligence consciousness, and interdependence as more inclusive and dynamic principles.

The exhibition raises a number of thought-provoking questions: What can we learn from Amazonian tribes about sustainable coexistence?
How are social networks evolving in both physical cities and cyberspace? What is the impact of artificial intelligence on human perception, creativity, interaction, and decision-making? How do recent discoveries in genetic engineering intersect with spiritual traditions? How does mass media and pop culture fiction influence and shape our reality? And finally, what role do we play in promoting the development and use of technology that is more human and aligned with our ethical principles?

CURATORS ›› VIOLA LUKÁCS, PÉTER WEILER, JÚLIA MARTA NEUDOLD
BINALE FILM ›› REBEKA BANSZEGI, FRUZSINA TÓTH
COLLABORATORS ›› GÁBOR KITZINGER, VICTOR LIMA, FLÓRA IZMÉNE SZEMÁN
PARTNERS ›› BUDAPEST BRAND, BUDAPESTI TAVASZI FESZTIVÁL, KRISTÁLY SZÍNTÉR, VISUAL EUROPE