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Synopsis

What is the most familiar technological advancement we can experience in our daily lives? There might be cars, computers, TVs, cell phones, etc. This screen presents four changing numbers, the amount of cars produced this year, the amount of computers produced this year, the amount TV sets sold worldwide today, and the amount of cellular phones sold today. Each number changes based on real-time data, which symbolically shows the development of technologies that are developing together during the development of humanity.

Artists' Bios

Martina Jarinová – Košice, Slovakia

Martina Jarinová works with the analysis of data, which she transforms into new visual forms associated with interactivity. She explores the relationship between photography as a medium and the observer – and its impact on photography itself.

Mingu Kang – Gwangju, South Korea

Mingu Kang is a film director and media artist who thinks about the construction of the world people see through the lens in his artistic work, and through the camera – as an extended part of his body – he searches for answers about human beings.