Virtual Matter: Metamaterialisations of computational processes

The Anthropocene is an era of multiple nested crises in which all species are facing a series of
existential challenges. An important and yet underexposed cause of the current predicament we find
ourselves in, is the development and expansion of a robust system of information technologies. A
constant theme of my work has been the exploration of the mineral origins of information technology
objects and materials. Geo-scientifically, these materials comprise the Technosphere, a crucial
component of the Anthropocene. The Technosphere, which covers by now the entire planet and
penetrates the depths of natures, can be understood as the result of the spread of the technical object.
Informed by technological processes underlying the Technosphere, this research project starts with the
investigation of newly emerging AI algorithms capable of extracting 3D models from single photographs
and their potential to disrupt recognizable art-historical categories (more specific those focusing on
human representation). For the final step, this project will set up an experimental studio to explore the
hitherto little-studied dialectics between light-sensitive chemicals and digital fabrication.