About
Our fears revolve around many visible and invisible things: from natural disasters to artificial intelligence, simulacrum, viruses and terrorism. Hidden in the daily turbo-rhythm, they weave the contour of a change, murmur a state of preparation for the near future. Antonia Corduneanu's exhibition 'If Your Species Disappears Clap Your Hands' addresses the anxiety generated by apocalyptic narratives associated with technology by rewriting it in a positive and playful manner.
By creating an aseptic design for the exhibition, the works acquire the status of artifacts, examined with genuine curiosity in a laboratory that looks at the world from a posthuman perspective. From holographic renderings of sensory organs to meticulous, black-and-white representations of robot portraits, the viewer is inserted into a detached scenario from which he can analyse a fragile system of perception in exploring reality. A transition from a human subject that dominates, subdues, and destabilizes the environment, to a posthuman subject that rethinks its relationships with nonhuman subjects on principles of collaboration and balance of power.
In the laboratory, Antonia introduces tools of the digital subject. These oversized objects become clues through which the self navigates a fluid space, devoid of spatial-temporal boundaries, seeking the objects of ever-expanding desires and performing exuberant alter egos with promises of immortality.
By creating an aseptic design for the exhibition, the works acquire the status of artifacts, examined with genuine curiosity in a laboratory that looks at the world from a posthuman perspective. From holographic renderings of sensory organs to meticulous, black-and-white representations of robot portraits, the viewer is inserted into a detached scenario from which he can analyse a fragile system of perception in exploring reality. A transition from a human subject that dominates, subdues, and destabilizes the environment, to a posthuman subject that rethinks its relationships with nonhuman subjects on principles of collaboration and balance of power.
In the laboratory, Antonia introduces tools of the digital subject. These oversized objects become clues through which the self navigates a fluid space, devoid of spatial-temporal boundaries, seeking the objects of ever-expanding desires and performing exuberant alter egos with promises of immortality.
My first solo exhibition titled 'If your species disappears clap your hands' was presented this year (2020) at CAV Gallery Bucharest.
Besides the artworks, I also designed the visuals to promote the exhibition.
Besides the artworks, I also designed the visuals to promote the exhibition.
Posters and a Limited Edition of holographic Postcards
Exhibition View and Artworks
