Summary
In a new exhibition at MCAD MFA Gallery, artists explore the interplay of physical and digital spaces and the impact of digital structures on physical space.
Limitless Spaces invites artists working with digitally rendered 3D environments to explore how the digital has infiltrated the way we think about, and experience, space and reality. The sophistication of digital spaces, the breadth of experiences they offer, the range of immersive and intimate interfaces through which we experience simulated worlds, mean that digital renderings of reality have merged with earlier framings of the real. The real is now processed by algorithm as well as by optic nerves or positioned mirrors. The involvement of the algorithm in framing the real means that companies and governments can express their stake in reality via data collection. At the same time it means that humans can no longer claim to be the main producers of the real - now, that title belongs to the algorithm.
Interventions on Digital Authority
We pursued booklets as a medium-intervention on the gallery space, which featured almost exclusively digital art.
As a unique moment in time where many people would be experiencing virtual worlds in ways they never have before, we centered our piece on fostering healthy relationships to those digital worlds.
Such as:
You can remove the headset whenever you want.
You can remove the headset if you need to pee.
You can remove the headset if you do not need to pee.
As a community event this gallery provided us space to explore how people relate to virtual space in groups, as spectators. We created several guiding principles for this role of virtual space; someone who is not within the virtual space but who is watching it.