Curator Milda Batakytė presents a group exhibition at the 12 Star Gallery
Lithuanian curator Milda Batakytė will present a group exhibition "Coming to Terms with Sociotechnical Discrepancies" at the 12 Star Gallery in London on the 6th of February.
Our dependency on various technologies, which is being induced by the lifestyle in our capitalist societies, is an obvious fact. We provide a catalyst that supports the information economy, in which our produced data is being collected and appropriated to influence political attitudes, circulate commerce and consumption. The paradox, however, is that even though we are aware of this dependency, we still allow it to happen. Whilst we teach machines our thinking, we learn to think as machines. In this cycle, not only the sociotechnical, but also social and individual norms and values are shaped, which become more structured and mechanic.
The artworks by Glitchr (Laimonas Zakas), Robert Powell, Sisters from Another Mister (Milda Lembertaitė and Amelia Prazak), Julijonas Urbonas and Benjamin Westoby are an investigation into the origins of our current thoughts and behaviour in relation to technology. The exhibition "Coming to Terms with Sociotechnical Discrepancies" becomes an occasion to slow down the acceleration of capitalism, to allow the space for introspective and extrospective reflection on its affective impulses, until the next moment when we are inevitably drawn back into it.
Time: 18:30 - 20:30
Exhibition continues until 15 February
Address: 12 Star Gallery, Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3EU
