Virtual worlds
Cidade da Cultura Museo Centro Gaiás, Santiago de Compostela, SpaninCurator: Maria Brancós Barti, Marta Banach Gorina, Alejandro Sánchez Menéndez
Museo Centro Gaiás, Santiago de Compostela
Museo Centro Gaiás, Santiago de Compostela
Museo Centro Gaiás, Santiago de Compostela
Museo Centro Gaiás, Santiago de Compostela
Expanded World: Between the Physical and the Virtual (Original: Mundo expandido. Entre lo físico y lo virtual)
A reflection on the ethical, legal, social and economic implications of virtual worlds
The exhibition Expanded World: Between the Physical and the Virtual explores the limits of physical reality and digital simulation and delves into the effects of the explosion of virtual worlds on our lives.
Through 80 pieces, ranging from historical objects from the 18th and 19th centuries to immersive installations, video games, augmented reality applications and reflections on the metaverse by various national and international artists, the exhibition explores the human drive to inhabit simulated worlds. At the same time, it invites us to reflect on the current relationship between physical reality and virtual worlds, and on its ethical, philosophical, legal, social and economic implications.
Globalisation, hypervigilance, inequality, digital identities, and social organisation and codes of conduct in virtual communities are some of the highly topical issues featured in an exhibition that focuses on a society that inhabits both the real and the virtual worlds.
This is a project by Fundación Telefónica, which was originally on display at its headquarters in Madrid between November 2023 and May 2024 and subsequently travelled to Peru, where it was exhibited between June and November 2024 at the Lima Art Museum (MALI). Its stay at the Gaiás Centre Museum of the City of Culture is the first time this exhibition has travelled to Spain.
Exhibited Artwork
10.000 Moving Cities - Same but Different, Real Cubes
Interactive Net-Based Installation10.000 Moving Cities – Same but Different focuses on how places are constantly changing and cities are becoming more and more similar. Places are emerging that could be anywhere in the world without a real local identity. This process is accelerated by technological progress, fast means of transport and communication, and the Internet. Visitors can select any city or location via a digital interface. more …
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