#SaveTheDate – Berlin! We live in a world where the flow of information is so fast that it overtakes the truth. What is meant by this is that information is already available online before it could be checked for authenticity by a neutral authority. This creates the danger that the public discourse is already decided before all the facts have been checked.
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The exhibition MARIONETTE is dedicated to this new phenomenon. The erosion of the moving image is the unfalsifiable final instance of truth.
The experience of staging: Visitors: inside enter the hall and see a sky of tents hanging upside down from the ceiling. A sound carpet of a rainstorm envelops the viewers in a safe atmosphere. The artists draw on memories of how beautiful a night in a tent can be when the rain arrives.
The flashes in the tents are based on tracking data of the first rocket detonations of 22 February 2022. In a video clip, the viewer sees footage from a mobile phone filmed from a skyscraper: flashes of the impacts light up the horizon.
Although it soon becomes clear that the footage comes from Ukraine, it is wrongly attributed to the attacks on Aleppo.
Like a harbinger, these first images of war already reflect how disinformation will educate our society about a new way of thinking about information consumption. Even though disinformation has been used in wars in the past, it is now appearing in moving image clips for the first time. The authenticity and genuineness of video as a guarantor of truth is becoming vulnerable.
Are we facing a “truth crisis”?
Would a Deepfake video of Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced his resignation cause a sell-off in Tesla shares?
What happens to an open society that cannot agree on a common reality?
The installation makes tangible the fundamental problem that has its effect in Deep Fakes: The uncertain data situation.
The Berlin studio for sound experiences “kling klang klong” and “Künstler ohne Namen” create a space-consuming light-sound installation.
Kling Klang Klong is known for productions at the Semperoper Dresden, the Elbphilharmonie or the Sound Scenography of the LUXEMBOURG PAVILION at EXPO 2020. In their work, they use technology to expand their artistic expression.”
On several levels, the exhibition provides insights into the bizarre dark sides but also positive developments of Deep Fake Technology that will shape our world in the coming years.
Disclaimer: The exhibition may contain disturbing elements and is therefore from 18 years.
Tickets are free but must be booked in advance to ensure that all guests have enough space for the installation.
The exhibition runs from 14.04 to 30.04 at POP Kudamm on Kurfürstendamm, just around the corner from the Gedächtniskirche.
OPENING HOURS
MI-SO 14-20h
LOCATION
POP Kudamm, Kurfürstendamm 229
