Join us for a presentation and discussion with Italian artists Mara Oscar Cassiani (MOC) and Ginevra Petrozzi, currently artists in residence in Bangalore as part of Silicon Plateau— a research project and publishing series edited by Marialaura Ghidini and Tara Kelton.
The event will begin with an overview of the project, followed by presentations by the artists on their creative practices. It will also explore the theme of Silicon Plateau’s forthcoming Volume 3: exploring the intersections of technology, magic and ritual, and how folklore and cultural traditions can challenge dominant digital narratives, inspiring alternative pathways for human–algorithm collaboration.
Through distinct approaches, Cassiani and Petrozzi engage with digital cultures, alternative perspectives and the role of technology in shaping contemporary society. Petrozzi focuses on themes of care, the future and algorithmic governance. Embracing the role of a “digital witch,” she reimagines mysticism and the occult within the context of technology and politics. Cassiani, working across performance, choreography, digital media and club culture, explores the margins of both online and offline worlds. She examines how digital platforms shape collective experience and reflects on the loss of local identity in an increasingly globalised age.
Join us as each artist draws upon ritual, myth and digital aesthetics to question our relationship with technology and envision new possibilities for our shared realities.
Image credits: Tara Kelton
This event and the artist-in-residence programme are supported by The Consulate General of Italy in Bengaluru.
Bookings are closed for this event.
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