Organic Echoes in Synthetic Forms
In a scenario where information is generated, multiplied, and dissolved in an incessant, fragmented, and volatile flow, questions arise about the impact of this ephemeral condition on social experience and artistic creation itself. The relationship between the digital and the organic, the material and the immaterial, emerges as a central axis of reflection, highlighting tensions between the natural and the artificial, the programmed and the spontaneous. The relationship between the digital and the organic emerges as a central theme of their practice, reflecting on the interactions and tensions between the natural and the artificial, the programmed and the spontaneous. More than a medium of aesthetic creation, they see Media Arts as a powerful vehicle for critical thought, a space of inquiry that allows glimpses of new cultural and philosophical paradigms. At the same time, they recognize its potential as a tool for social activism, using digital art to deconstruct hegemonic narratives, amplify marginalized voices, and foster collective awareness of contemporary challenges, from the climate crisis to algorithmic justice.
Short Bio
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Bruno Mesquita and Emília Simão are media artists, researcher-creators who, in this first joint project, explore diverse territories and forms of expression within Media Arts. This piece reflects their shared interest in the dissonances and convergences of generative processes—digital and organic—and their aesthetic and conceptual (im)possibilities. With an explicitly activist character, it questions the biological, ethical, and social consequences of the growing symbiosis between the human species and machines, and its role in the future of humanity