Annex

Annex

Exploring the materiality of data and the sets of relations that shape how we live, Entanglement probes how our desires, as expressed through our data consumption, territorialise and heat the physical landscape. Standing at the centre of the exhibition, the sculpture reimagines the data centre as a bonfire, reflecting on this infrastructure’s role in organising social relations and generating heat. Made up of real-time thermographic imaging and server racks, the work generates AI texts and soundscapes from a quarry in Valentia Island, Ireland, where the first transatlantic cable was pulled ashore in 1857. Drawing attention to the material footprint of internet searches and cloud services, Entanglement brings to the fore the thermal forces and sounds of extraction linked to data. Entanglement is an initiative of Culture Ireland in partnership with the Arts Council, Ireland, and represented Ireland in the Venice Biennale 2021. The work is supported by the European Union as part of the Artsformation Project. Further support is provided by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.

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