The_New_Men_Misplaced 2025
Materials: AI agents, LED screens, Radio signal, Computer, Analogue TV, Aluminium, Cinder blocks
Photography: Jonathan de Waart
Description:
ᴀ ʀᴇᴀʟ-ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ғɪʟᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴsᴛᴀʟʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ - ʟᴏsᴛ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟᴇʀ, ɪɴsᴘɪʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ sᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ғɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜᴛʜ, ɪs ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴᴇᴅ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs ᴏғ ᴀ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄɪᴠɪʟɪsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
ʜᴇ ɪs ɴᴀᴠɪɢᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴇxᴘʟᴏʀᴇᴅ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ᴏʀ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ. ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ᴠᴀʀɪᴏᴜs ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇs ᴀʀᴇ sᴘᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ. ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴏғ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʏɢᴏɴᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍs, ғᴇᴠᴇʀɪsʜ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ɴɪɢʜᴛᴍᴀʀᴇs ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜᴛᴏᴘɪᴀɴ ᴠɪsɪᴏɴs sᴛᴜᴄᴋ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ɴᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ.
ʜᴇ ɪs ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴀ ɢᴀᴍᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪsᴛs ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴀssᴇᴍʙʟᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴠᴀʀɪᴏᴜs ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴇɴᴛɪᴛɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ʀᴇᴍɴᴀɴᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴍɪɴᴅ. ʜɪs ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴜɴғᴏʟᴅs ᴀs ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴀɪ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʟs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ-ʟɪᴋᴇ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʟs ᴛʀᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀsᴛɴᴇss ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ғɪɴᴇ-ᴛᴜɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴅɪsᴛɪɴᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴠɪsɪᴏɴs. ʜɪs ʙᴏᴅʏ ɪs ᴅɪsᴘᴇʀsᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴠᴀʀɪᴏᴜs ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛᴇғᴀᴄᴛs, ʜɪs ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴs ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴀ ʀᴏʙᴏᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴍɪɴᴅ-ᴇʏᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴍɪᴛᴛᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀᴅɪᴏ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ɪs ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ @ilyadorean ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀs ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛɪғɪᴄɪᴀʟ ɪɴᴛᴇʟʟɪɢᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇɢʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴇsɪɢɴ.
Materials: AI agents, LED screens, Radio signal, Computer, Analogue TV, Aluminium, Cinder blocks
Photography: Jonathan de Waart
Description:
ᴀ ʀᴇᴀʟ-ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ғɪʟᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴsᴛᴀʟʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ - ʟᴏsᴛ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟᴇʀ, ɪɴsᴘɪʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ sᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ғɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜᴛʜ, ɪs ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴᴇᴅ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs ᴏғ ᴀ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄɪᴠɪʟɪsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
ʜᴇ ɪs ɴᴀᴠɪɢᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴇxᴘʟᴏʀᴇᴅ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ᴏʀ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ. ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ᴠᴀʀɪᴏᴜs ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇs ᴀʀᴇ sᴘᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ. ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴏғ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʏɢᴏɴᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍs, ғᴇᴠᴇʀɪsʜ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ɴɪɢʜᴛᴍᴀʀᴇs ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜᴛᴏᴘɪᴀɴ ᴠɪsɪᴏɴs sᴛᴜᴄᴋ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ɴᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ.
ʜᴇ ɪs ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴀ ɢᴀᴍᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪsᴛs ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴀssᴇᴍʙʟᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴠᴀʀɪᴏᴜs ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴇɴᴛɪᴛɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ʀᴇᴍɴᴀɴᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴍɪɴᴅ. ʜɪs ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴜɴғᴏʟᴅs ᴀs ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴀɪ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʟs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ-ʟɪᴋᴇ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʟs ᴛʀᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀsᴛɴᴇss ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ғɪɴᴇ-ᴛᴜɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴅɪsᴛɪɴᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴠɪsɪᴏɴs. ʜɪs ʙᴏᴅʏ ɪs ᴅɪsᴘᴇʀsᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴠᴀʀɪᴏᴜs ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛᴇғᴀᴄᴛs, ʜɪs ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴs ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴀ ʀᴏʙᴏᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴍɪɴᴅ-ᴇʏᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴍɪᴛᴛᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀᴅɪᴏ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ɪs ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ @ilyadorean ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀs ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛɪғɪᴄɪᴀʟ ɪɴᴛᴇʟʟɪɢᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇɢʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴇsɪɢɴ.
