Real feelings: Emotions and Technology

MU Eindhoven, The Netherlands

28 May - 12 Sept 2021

Curated by Sabine Himmelsbach, Ariane Koek and Angelique Spaninks

Like Sherry Turkle states, ‘technology seduces us by making emotions ‘easy’ when offering relationships without the complexity of being face to face’. Emotions are the core of human experience. But do we actually know how we really feel, now that the emotional intelligence gap between humans and machines grows narrower? Who or what is in control of our emotions; love, empathy, hate, fear? Is it still us or are we losing our grip and is technology beginning to influence how we feel? Emotions are the core of human experience. But do we actually know how we really feel, now that the emotional intelligence gap between humans and machines grows narrower? Who or what is in control of our emotions; love, empathy, hate, fear? Is it still us or are we losing our grip and is technology beginning to influence how we feel?

Real Feelings: Emotion and Technology  presents the works of 20 international contemporary artists who challenge, provoke and explore the accelerating interactions between technology and emotions: from the highs and the lows to the pains and the pleasures.

‘Real Feelings’ has been realized in collaboration with HeK (Basel, Switzerland) and is supported by Pro Helvetia.

Participating Artists:
Antoine Catala (FR), Stine Deja & Marie Munk (DK), Heather Dewey-Hagborg (US), Justine Emard (FR), Cécile B. Evans (UK), Ed Fornieles (UK), Maria Guta (RO), Esther Hunziker (CH), Seokyung Kim (KR), Clément Lambelet (CH), Lorem (IT), Kyle McDonald & Lauren McCarthy. (US), Simone C. Niquille (CH), Dani Ploeger (NL), Lucy McRae (AU), Shinseungback Kimyonghun (KR), Maija Tammi (FI), Troika (UK), Coralie Vogelaar (NL), Liam Young (AU).

MU Hybrid Art House
24 May – 24 June, 2021