Katja Novitskova
Pattern of Activation, 2014
digital print on aluminum cutout display, polyurethane steel, aluminum, stainless steel
250 x 200 x 35 cm
98 6/16 x 78 11/16 x 13 12/16 in
cutout display, 250 x 200 x 35 cm
trampoline and arrow sculpture, 145 x 250 x 200 cm
98 6/16 x 78 11/16 x 13 12/16 in
cutout display, 250 x 200 x 35 cm
trampoline and arrow sculpture, 145 x 250 x 200 cm
Pattern of Activation: Katja Novitskova raises the question of how an entirely technologized future might look. Artificial intelligence is on the rise, robots learn quickly, rarely make mistakes and –...
Pattern of Activation:
Katja Novitskova raises the question of how an entirely technologized future might look. Artificial intelligence is on the rise, robots learn quickly, rarely make mistakes and – perhaps their most important advantage over human beings – are not driven by emotions. They have long been carrying out monotonous assembly line work in industry and relieving error-prone human workers. What would happen if artificial intelligence created by people were to take over the reins for itself and begin to control the world – would humanity then be free of the concerns of economic cycles, political unrest and global warming, or would the result soon morph into a dystopian horror scenario? Do we, as daily beneficiaries of digitalization, find ourselves on the brink of a revolutionary upheaval in power relationships – or do machines equipped with artificial intelligence actually have no interest in human beings? Pattern of Activation poses this question in the protected sphere of an exhibition, triggering a mixture of wonder, perplexity and repugnance in the observer.
Katja Novitskova raises the question of how an entirely technologized future might look. Artificial intelligence is on the rise, robots learn quickly, rarely make mistakes and – perhaps their most important advantage over human beings – are not driven by emotions. They have long been carrying out monotonous assembly line work in industry and relieving error-prone human workers. What would happen if artificial intelligence created by people were to take over the reins for itself and begin to control the world – would humanity then be free of the concerns of economic cycles, political unrest and global warming, or would the result soon morph into a dystopian horror scenario? Do we, as daily beneficiaries of digitalization, find ourselves on the brink of a revolutionary upheaval in power relationships – or do machines equipped with artificial intelligence actually have no interest in human beings? Pattern of Activation poses this question in the protected sphere of an exhibition, triggering a mixture of wonder, perplexity and repugnance in the observer.