Event overview
Artists Eva and Franco Mattes discuss the dark side of the internet
"I would prefer not to include my name": Eva and Franco Mattes
Thursday 2nd June
RHB137a
6:00pm - 7:30pm
In advance of their exhibition Abuse Standards Violations at Carroll/Fletcher Gallery, join artists Eva and Franco Mattes in conversation with Professor Matthew Fuller, as they discuss a new series of video installations that investigate what the artists call “the dark side of the internet.” In these works, the New York-based duo explore the vast amount of unpalatable material kept away from our screens by an army of underpaid workers, while offering a bizarre but telling glimpse into the lives of an ever-growing, dispersed global workforce.
About Eva and Franco Mattes:
Eva and Franco Mattes (1976) are an artist duo originally from Italy, working in New York. Their medium is a combination of Internet, video and performance. Their work explores the ethical and moral issues arising when people interact remotely, especially through social media, creating situations where it is difficult to distinguish reality from a simulation.
Melissa Gronlund, editor of Afterall Magazine, wrote: "Whether by obscuring the name of the author, hiding information from the public or presenting false information to (often unwitting) participants in the works they create, the Mattes set up situations in which the viewer's mistaken assumptions and actions create the form of the work itself".
Solo exhibition venues include Essex Flowers, New York; Postmasters Gallery, New York; Carroll/Fletcher, London; Site, Sheffield; PNCA, Portland; Plugin, Basel.
Links to many of Mattes' projects can be found at their web site: http://www.0100101110101101.org
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 2016 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm |
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