Lukas Rehm is a resident in the transmediale 2023 Digital Art Residency programme in collaboration with the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia. During his residency, he will develop new research exploring the ecological and psychological disruption brought about by alterations to technological means of observation.
Inspired by mainstream Crime Genres, Patchedeyes is an in-depth investigation into the new states of nervousness and behaviour that come about as a result of being observed. Whether it's drones and their surveillance of warzones or online platforms during protests, the ever presence of observation creates alteration in how we take action or react. Patchedeyes examines the theatre and drama of a nervous machine atmosphere, and the tensions between observation, agency, power, and judgment.
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Doreen A. Ríos, Simone C. Niquille, Sandra Küpper, and Nóra Ó Murchú
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The Digital Art Residency is a cooperation between transmediale and Pro Helvetia. transmediale has been funded as a cultural institution of excellence by the Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German Federal Cultural Foundation) since 2004. with additional funding by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe, Department Culture.