every time we touch i get this feeling
Blindside Gallery, 714/37 Swanston St, Melbourne CBD, Victoria
Thursday 19 September 2024 – Saturday 21 September 2024 12:00pm – 6:00pm
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'every time we touch I get this feeling' began with the idea of astroturfing – fake crowds, crisis actors, stand-ins, psy-ops, and AI girlfriends. But it gradually shifted back towards screen-related concepts – avatars, anons, doom scrolling, portrait-mode viewing.
We use the same devices to watch war videos, text, watch tutorials, join anonymous forums – constantly interact with screens, tracing our fingers, smudging them, and navigating through content quickly. Like an extra finger, a third eye, or a cloned voice.
This exhibition brings together local artists from Naarm/Melbourne, Warrang/Sydney, Boorloo/Perth, and London-via-Sydney, who explore these ideas in creative, critical, and different ways.
Opening night on Thursday 29 August from 6pm-8pm; all are welcome.
Artists: Felix Ashford, Paul Boyé & Ella Valentine Bunker, Kalanjay Dhir, Eugene Hawkins, Lucas Horta, Henry Lai-Pyne (eek), Jake Starr, Yanti Peng