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Geomancer

Lawrence Lek

Exhibition

Event overview

Geomancer shows in HyperPavilion, an exhibition of recently commissioned art exploring a post-humanist, digital age. The exhibition opens during the 57th Venice Biennale. Curator Philippe Riss-Schmidt brings together international artists whose works investigate the nature of simulation, virtuality, and simulacra. Situated within a 3,000 square metre space on the northern side of the Arsenale, the show includes large-scale projections, a 360 degree immersive cinema space and a hologram theatre.

In Geomancer, commissioned for the Jerwood/FVU Awards 2017, Lawrence Lek expands his signature gaming-world aesthetic to alight on a longstanding tension between the place of the human and the role of the machine. Set in Singapore, in a speculative future history in the year 2065, a satellite Artificial Intelligence 'awakens' above the city. Find out more.

Event details

Details

13 May 2017 – 30 October 2017

HyperPavilion, Venice

Tese delle Nappe 89/90/91, Arsenale Nord

Transport: water bus stop Bacini or free shuttle boat from Arsenale Exhibition

 

Geomancer was commissioned for the Jerwood/FVU Awards: Neither One Thing or Another, a collaboration between Jerwood Charitable Foundation and FVU. FVU is supported by Arts Council England.

jerwoodfvuawards.com

Media

Geomancer at HyperPavilion, Venice, May 2017
Image Gallery

Geomancer at HyperPavilion, Venice, May 2017

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