For Ever More Images?

For Ever More Images?

Architectural design: Varvara Christopoulou, Panos Dragonas 
Curated by: Yorgos Karailias, Yorgos Prinos, Pasqua Vorgia

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

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