ARLES.- Initiated by Neïl Beloufa, EBB invites artists, authors, and filmmakers to experiment with the technologies that shape our digital lives in today’s attention economy. Along a digital and physical infrastructure network in the Parc des Ateliers and The Tower, unfolding storylines transform the visit to LUMA Arles into a self-directed narrative journey. Me Time leads to an interactive and immersive projection room manifesting the viewer’s imagination in distorted and unpredictable ways.
As part of a long-term research interest on the use of innovation in the service of artists’ visions, Me Time showcases technologies such as generative AI, data privacy, recommendation algorithms, and information personalization, making them accessible and actionable. Taking the form of a gamified experience, this project provides a space for ongoing experimental cultural production and a generative, artist-led use of technologies.
Sibyl, in collaboration with Tony Oursler
For this second edition, Tony Oursler (born in the USA in 1957) presents Sibyl, an ever-evolving oracle that fuses future predictions, conspiracy theories, and Provençal mythologies. Halfway between arcade attraction and uncanny apparition, this spectral fortune teller reads individually tailored prophecies, oscillating perspectives from current scientific speculation to historical occult phenomena. By harnessing the capacity of artificial intelligence to generate these complex, intertwined narratives, Oursler critically examines the role of technology in the construction of contemporary belief systems, magical thinking, and their aesthetic tropes.
Tony Oursler lives and works in New York. Born in 1957, he graduated from the California Institute of the Arts and collaborated on early works with artists such as Mike Kelley.
His museum exhibitions include Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2014); Pinchuk Art Centre, Kiev (2013); ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Denmark (2012); Helsinki City Art Museum, Finland, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (2005); Kunsthaus Bregenz (2001); Whitney Museum, New York (2000) and Kunstverein Hannover, Germany (1998). In addition to participating in prestigious group exhibitions such as Documenta VIII and IX, Oursler’s work is included in many public collections worldwide, including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Museum of Modern Art, New York; National Museum of Osaka, Japan; Tate Gallery, London; Van Abbemuseum.
Organized by:
Simon Castets, Director of Strategic Initiatives
Fabian Gröning, Project Manager for Strategic Initiatives
Martin Guinard, Curator
