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OPENING: Thursday, 28th January 2021, at 20:00 NMG@PRAKTIKA, Club KOCKA Youth Center Split, Ulica slobode 28 Exhibition is opened untill Friday, February 5th, you can see it by calling 0955627223 ABOUT THE WORK: Ivana Tkalčić’s four video recordings comprise a large quantity of content in the form of found material, so that new layers of meaning are unveiled upon each viewing. It is, however, possible to impart meaning and structure to the collection of randomly selected videos to a certain extent, if only thanks to the meticulous exactness the artist applied to the process of synchronizing the video material. The individual videos communicate with one another. They are programmed in such a way as to allow them to make decisions, such as choosing whether to ignore or respond to a shared piece of information, and to do so independently of the observer. In this instance, the observer becomes a kind of intruder even, for whom accurate information and truth remain elusive. The notion of reality, along with any sense of assuredness in the accuracy of one’s interpretations, is entirely invalidated. Each particular video occasionally bleeds into the next, thereby establishing a sort of communication or else imposing a certain kind of understanding. Despite the apparent connectedness of the videos, they do not offer up any explanations, they say nothing of the artist nor of the users involved. At the level of content, they do not constitute the elements of any sort of greater, more fully developed whole. Rather, they strike one as embodying an agreed-upon kind of chaos, giving rise to many more questions than answers. What do we see when we observe? What is real? A few days after Ivana and I discussed the exhibit via an online app, and after I had done some research on the key concepts related to Ivana’s work (2), a news item popped up in my Facebook News Feed, borne there by the algorithm for me to find in the midst of other suggested articles. The title read The Guy Who Built The World Wide Web Is Building A ‘New Internet’, Where You Control Your Data (3). It caught my eye immediately and got me thinking about just how much things have truly gone wrong, if even the father of the Internet, Tim Berners-Lee, is expressing his disapproval of the prevailing methods of data collection and announcing the advent of a new, wild and free Internet, which he himself would presumably oversee. Is this New Internet the solution we require to restore control over our data and what we are able to see? What we see, hear, and experience can be shaped and reshaped in accordance with the availability of data and technology. In effect, this brings about a new iteration of the human condition, our consciousness and perception. Is there such a thing as our shared reality, or does each of us live in our own individual bubble, myopic in our bubble vision, assured of our comfortable illusions? Exempting ourselves from reality, we make our foray into the world of virtual reality where we take center stage, orbited by any number of locations and pieces of information offered up to us as for our own good or in our own interest. Our sense of self in such a world is unreal, we become isolated as we continue to behold a constructed and programmed landscape, all the while assuming that what we survey is a coherent system that, moreover, corresponds to some true reality. The issue with this kind of view is that it leaves us in intellectual isolation, in a so-called parallel information universe, which nurtures and sustains itself. Consequently, we sequester ourselves in our own cultural and/or ideological bubbles. The information and imagery that surround us become ingrained in our perception of the world, they define our point of view and understanding of reality – the foundation of all thought and action. Large-scale digital platforms employ, in their personalized addresses to their userbase, a set of carefully curated expressions: control, experience, action, interest, enjoyment, enablement, interaction, popularity, choice, connection. This type of vocabulary draws a veil over issues of tracking permissions, data storage and degree of control over select content. We live in a world of ostensible control over the content afforded us, yet the extent of our influence over the imagery and information we are able to see is minimal, as the boundary between online and offline life fades. Is the individual’s purpose in this new digital age reducible to mere statistics and data points? As I finish writing up this accompaniment to the exhibit, the algorithm which underlies my Facebook News Feed once again churns out a rather appropriate article that it concluded I “might also like”: After You Die, Microsoft Wants to Resurrect You as a Chatbot. (4) What kind of new version of myself would such a thing engender? And would I event want to exist in that manner? I have decided this recommendation must have been meant for someone else. If you find yourself unsure what to make of all this and concerned about the potential mishandling of your personal data, at least there is the FAQ service to provide reassurance: Why are you seeing this post? Because starting today you’ll have even more information and control over your experience (…) to help you better understand and more easily control what you see. (1) Mitchell, W.J.T. (2005) What Do Pictures Want?, University Of Chicago Press, Chicago: Images have always been with us, including the image of the world. At different times and in different places there are different images of the world. The images can change reality to the extent that reverses the logical, blurring the difference between real and reproduction. We naturally believe in their reality, but they only apparently resemble things, events, persons. (2) This project is produced in collaboration with the European Commission’s Joint Research Center. The concept was developed based on scientific research by Ian Vollbracht who writes on the subject of “social media targeting and filter bubble”, the work of Nicole Dewandre who explores “how it is to be human in a hyperconnected era”, and Stephane Chaudrou’s research into “identities in the digital age”. - (3) https://www.thearizonatelegraph.com/the-guy-who-built-the-world-wide-web-is-building-a-new-internet-where-you-control-your-data/ - (4) https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/robiberecka@gmail.comots/a35165370/microsoft-resurrects-the-dead-chatbots (5) News Feed is always personalized to you — and starting today you’ll have even more information and control over your experience. We’re introducing “Why am I seeing this post?” to help you better understand and more easily control what you see from friends, Pages and Groups in your News Feed. (Facebook) ABOUT THE ARTIST: Ivana Tkalčić (born in 1987) is a contemporary multimedia artist. She obtained her master’s degree in 2012 from the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Zagreb and later went on to study at the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb (ALU), where she achieved the title of Bachelor of Arts. She continued her education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, Germany, before proceeding to complete her master’s degree at Zagreb’s ALU in 2016. She has exhibited independently a number of times in Croatia and Europe, as well as taken part in group exhibitions abroad. She has received numerous awards: Erste Fragments 12 (Austria), The Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence (Zagreb), RCAA – young European art award (Austria), and the HPB Grand Prix award at the 35th Youth Salon (Zagreb). She has participated in multiple residencies in Zagreb, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Norway, Austria, and Greece. Why am I seeing this post? is a piece that resulted from art research conducted in collaboration with the Joint Research Center of the European Commission headquartered in Ispra, Italy. IMPRESSUM AUTOR: Ivana Tkalčić CURATOR: Tina Vukasović Đaković NMG PROGRAMME CURATORS: Natasha Kadin, Tina Vukasović Đaković, Vedran Perkov DESIGN: Nikola Križanac EXHIBITION LAYOUT AND DOCUMENTATION: Tihana Mandušić DONORS: Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media, the City of Split MAVENA SUPPORTED BY: The National Foundation for Civil Society Development, the Kultura Nova foundation ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: KUM, PDM, MKC http://pdm.hr/nmgpraktika_ivana-tkalcic-why-am-i-seeing-this-post-otvaranje-izlozbe-u-splitu/ https://www.culturenet.hr/default.aspx?id=102122 https://www.kulturpunkt.hr/content/o-zaigranosti-i-ozbiljnosti-tehnologije
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OTVARANJE: četvrtak, 28. siječnja 2021. u 20:00 NMG@PRAKTIKA, Klub KOCKA Dom mladih Split, Ulica slobode 28 Izložba je otvorena do petka, 5. veljače, a pogledati je možete pozivom na broj 0955627223 Galerija Kluba Kocka prima 14 posjetitelja istovremeno na 58m2 prostora. Nošenje maske je obavezno, dezinficijens je dostupan ispred galerije. O RADU: Četiri videa Ivane Tkalčić sastoje se od velike količine sadržaja pronađenih materijala tako da se svakim novim gledanjem otkrivaju novi slojevi. Dati smisao i povezati nasumično odabrana videa moguće je donekle u kontekstu minuciozne preciznosti autorice u njihovoj sinkronizaciji. Videa komuniciraju jedan s drugim. Programirani su da odlučuju hoće li ignorirati ili odgovoriti na međusobno podijeljenu informaciju neovisno o promatraču. Promatrač je u ovom slučaju poput uljeza kojem točna informacija/istina bježi pred očima. Pojam stvarnosti i sigurnost u ispravnost čitanja poruke potpuno je anuliran. Svaki video se povremeno prelijeva u neki drugi ostvarujući komunikaciju ili namećući mišljenje. Djeluju povezani, ali ne objašnjavaju, ne govore o autorici ni o korisnicima, nisu dio cjelovitog sadržaja, izgledaju poput dogovorenog kaosa koji nudi više pitanja nego odgovora. Što vidimo kada gledamo? Što je stvarno? Nekoliko dana nakon što smo Ivana i ja razgovarale o izložbi putem online aplikacije te nakon što sam pretraživala ključne podatke vezane uz njezin rad (2), na stranici Novosti mog Facebook računa, zahvaljujući algoritmima, među predloženim člancima iskače vijest. Naslov The Guy Who Built The World Wide Web Is Building A ‘New Internet’, Where You Control Your Data (3) odmah mi je ukrao pogled i naveo me na razmišljanje koliko su stvari krenule po krivu kada ni Tim Berners – Lee, otac Interneta, nije zadovoljan načinom sakupljanja podataka te želi dominirati novom verzijom wild and free Interneta. Je li Novi Internet rješenje za povratak kontrole nad našim podacima i nad onim što vidimo? Ono što vidimo, čujemo i doživimo može se preoblikovati ovisno o dostupnosti informacija i tehnologija što utječe na novo ljudsko stanje, svijest i percepciju. Postoji li naša stvarnost ili svatko od nas živi u svom vlastitom balonu tzv. bubble vision-u u ugodnoj iluziji? Izuzimanjem iz stvarnosti ulazimo u svijet virtualne stvarnosti u kojem smo u centru, okruženi bilo kojom lokacijom ili informacijom koja je ispred nas postavljena za naše dobro ili za naše interese. Naše ja u tom svijetu nije stvarno, izolirani smo i gledamo u nešto što je konstruirano i programirano, pretpostavljajući da je to što vidimo koherentno i ekvivalentno stvarnosti. Problem takvog pogleda je u tome što se nalazimo u intelektualnoj izolaciji, u tzv. paralelnom informacijskom svemiru, koji se hrani samim sobom. Kao rezultat izoliramo se u vlastite kulturne i/ili ideološke balone. Informacije i slike kojima smo okruženi postaju dio naše percepcije svijeta, naše točke gledišta, razumijevanja stvarnosti – temelj za razmišljanje i djelovanje. U personaliziranom obraćanju korisnicima velike digitalne platforme koriste probrane riječi: kontrola, iskustvo, akcija, interesi, ugoda, omogućavanje, interakcija, popularnost, odabir, spajanje, a kojima u suštini maskiraju dozvole za praćenje, pohranu podataka i kontrolu nad odabranim sadržajem. Živimo u svijetu prividne kontrole sadržaja koji nam je dostupan i naš utjecaj na slike i informacije koje će nam biti vidljive je minimalan, a granica između online i offline života je nestala. Je li svrha čovjeka u novom digitalnom dobu da bude samo dijelom statistike i izvorom podataka? Na dan završavanja teksta za izložbu algoritmi na mojim Facebook Novostima u rubrici Također bi Vam se moglo svidjeti izbacuju stranicu s prigodnim člankom sljedećeg naslova: After You Die, Microsoft Wants to Resurrect You as a Chatbot. (4) Kakva bi to nova verzija mene bila i želim li uopće postojati na takav način? Mislim da je preporuka bila namijenjena nekom drugom. Ako nam i nije jasno ili smo zabrinuti za potencijalnu zloupotrebu osobnih podataka uvijek se možemo osloniti na odgovore Službe za česta pitanja koja će nas umiriti: Zašto vidite ovu objavu? Jer počevši od danas imat ćete još više informacija i kontrole nad svojim iskustvom kako bi bolje razumjeli i lakše kontrolirali ono što vidite. (1) Mitchell, W.J.T. (2005) What Do Pictures Want?, University Of Chicago Press, Chicago: Slike su oduvijek bile s nama, uključujući sliku svijeta. U različitim razdobljima i na različitim mjestima postojale su različite slike svijeta. One mogu promijeniti percepciju preokrećući logično, zamagljivanjem razlike između stvarnosti i reprodukcije. Prirodno vjerujemo u njihovo postojanje, no one samo naizgled podsjećaju na stvari, događaje i osobe. - (2) Ovaj rad nastaje u suradnji s Europskim istraživačkim centrom, Europske komisije. Osnova za razvoj koncepta su istraživanja znanstvenika Iana Vollbrachta koji se bavi temom “društvenih mreža i bubble internet”, Nicole Dewandre koja istražuje “što znači biti čovjekom u hiperpovezanom dobu” i istraživanje Stephane Chaudroue o “Identitetu u digitalnom dobu”. - (3) https://www.thearizonatelegraph.com/the-guy-who-built-the-world-wide-web-is-building-a-new-internet-where-you-control-your-data/ - (4) https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/robiberecka@gmail.comots/a35165370/microsoft-resurrects-the-dead-chatbots (5) Vaše Novosti su uvijek personalizirane za vas – i počevši od danas imat ćete i još i više informacija i kontrole nad svojim iskustvom. Predstavljamo vam ‘’Zašto vidim ovu objavu’’ kako bi vam pomogli da bolje razumijete i lakše kontrolirate što vidite od svojih prijatelja, Stranica ili Grupa u vašim Novostima. (Facebook) O AUTORICI: Ivana Tkalčić (1987.) suvremena je multimedijalna umjetnica. Magistrirala je na Ekonomskom fakultetu u Zagrebu 2012. godine, nakon čega je upisala Akademiju likovnih umjetnosti u Zagrebu gdje je završila preddiplomski studij. Edukaciju nastavlja na Akademiji likovnih umjetnosti u Munichu, Njemačkoj, a potom i stiče magistarsku titulu na ALU Zagreb 2016. godine. Sudjelovala je na više samostalnih izložbi u Hrvatskoj i Europi te brojnim grupnim izložbama u svijetu. Dobitnica je više nagrada: Erste fragmenti 12, Austrija; Rektorove nagrade za najbolje studente, Zagreb; RCAA – young European art award, Austrija te HPB Grand Prix award na 35. Salonu mladih, Zagreb. Sudjelovala je na više rezidencija u Zagrebu, Italiji, Nizozemskoj, Poljskoj, Norveškoj Austriji i Grčkoj. Rad Why am I seeing this post? rezultat je umjetničkog istraživanja provedenog u suradnji sa Zajedničkim istraživačkim centrom Europske komisije u Ispri. IMPRESSUM AUTORICA: Ivana Tkalčić KUSTOSICA: Tina Vukasović Đaković KUSTOSI PROGRAMA NMG: Natasha Kadin, Tina Vukasović Đaković, Vedran Perkov DIZAJN / DESIGN: Nikola Križanac POSTAV I DOKUMENTACIJA IZLOŽBE: Tihana Mandušić DONATORI: Ministarstvo kulture i medija RH, Grad Split MAVENU PODRŽAVA: Nacionalna zaklada za razvoj civilnog društva, Zaklada Kultura nova ZAHVALE: KUM, PDM, MKC http://pdm.hr/nmgpraktika_ivana-tkalcic-why-am-i-seeing-this-post-otvaranje-izlozbe-u-splitu/ https://www.culturenet.hr/default.aspx?id=102122 https://www.kulturpunkt.hr/content/o-zaigranosti-i-ozbiljnosti-tehnologije