Transmitions of the Etherspace

Curated by João Laia, Transmissions from the Etherspace plunges us into a performative experience that analyses the different layers and interconnections which exist in contemporary culture, a physical exploration of the friction between tangible and intangible reality and the tension this produces in the makeup of our present-day society.

Transmissions from the Etherspace investigates themes like our tactile relationship with images, new forms of affective representation, circulation, consumption and commodification, desire, identity and sexuality, as well as the technology economy's growing reliance on natural resources or the effects of invisible labour and new forms of work.

The exhibition Transmissions from the Etherspace also branches out into more speculative territory, using the concept of the dark web to explore unconscious forces, spirituality, the creation of myths, and the control and surveillance exerted by artificial intelligence and algorithms as ghostly, defiant beings.

For this occasion, La Casa Encendida has become a polyhedral interface where different themes overlap and mingle, creating cross-contamination between the physical space and the artworks that exposes the dissonant chords which technology has introduced into our daily routines and experiences.

Like a data cloud, Transmissions from the Etherspace flows and changes shape, generating a queer space-time network where streams of information converge and alchemical transformations take place.