T(n)C: Dreams beyond the Grind Event

T(n)C at SeeLab (solo exhibition)

Vernissage
Sun 23.04. / 16 - 21h

Finissage
Sun 07.05. / 16 - 21h

The exhibition Dreams beyond the Grind reflects on the impact of consumption, as well as conditions of production. Two distinct works invite visitors to observe the blurring line between human and machine, the drive for progress, and the misconception of laziness.

The four-chapter short film series Retraining Laziness (2023) follows a conversation between a human employee and a malfunctioning robot, discussing the connection between poor working conditions, self-exploitation and time. The Days series (2022) is an ongoing project of virtual photographs in various display formats. They expose artificial, dystopian beach landscapes and negotiate the collective image of paradise.

The exhibition is situated at seeLab, a site that in itself can be read as a space of possibilities and interferences. Inside the room one finds raw walls and open cable ducts. The place looks unfinished and abandoned, forming a stark contrast to the futuristic concrete streets of the sustainable urban development area of Seestadt. The unlikely combination of the room and its surrounding offers the potential to tell a story that oscillates between dystopia and visions of the future.

Retraining Laziness was realized within the framework of a European Media Art Platform residency program at FACT, Liverpool with support of the Creative Europe Culture Programme of the European Union and funded by the Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport (BMKOES).

The exhibition Dreams beyond the Grind was funded by the 22nd district of Vienna.

T(n)C was founded in 2017 by Agnes Varnai and Tina Kult. They live and work in Vienna and experiment with a wide range of media, including virtual reality, 3D, installation, sculpture and film. By combining the different disciplines, they are researching immersive experiences to connect the digital and physical levels of realities. T(n)C believes in the power of joint efforts. Their aim is to expand the practices of collective storytelling with a collaborative approach.

The works of the collective have been exhibited at various locations, such as Kunstraum Niederoesterreich (AT), projectcell36 (AT), WIENWOCHE (AT) or Art+Text (HU). They were also part of the Vienna Design Week, the Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin and the re;publica festival in Berlin. In 2022 they participated in the European Media Art Platform Residency Program at FACT, Liverpool.

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