Seven Pieces for One Space
Andreas Schmid
Peter Haimerl
Philippe Parreno
Are You Meaning Company
Katja Davar
Auke de Vries
Novelists and science fiction authors, own experience gained with Unix systems and work with 3D programs like "SoftImage" provide the elements and structures for the artistic motifs in Katja Davars video "Remote Host".
Katja Davar, Remote Host, 2001, Videoanimation/Stills, Duration 1:28 minHere colors are derived from the test picture of the TV monitor or are mixed from the defined color pallets supplied with operating systems and software. A fundamental approach in Katja Davar's work is the reflection on how past, present and future can be thought up out of time. "Is it tomorrow yet?". This question, a quotation from Richard Power's novel "Galatea 2.2", suddenly appears in the video as an animated logo. The question draws attention to the absurd technology difference embodied by the flying object itself because in our day and age, the balloon has long since been replaced by what it carries - the satellite as a discovery vehicle in aerospace. What is future? Will artificial intelligence at some stage be advanced enough to completely isolate and finish off the human being?