Cairotronica
21. bis 28. April 2025 Kairo, Ägypten
New Media Art Festival
Volkan Dinçer, Interface Cultures Studierender, ist mit der Arbeit "@TheOrchid_Beauty" bei der Cairotronica vertreten.
In “@theorchid_beauty”, the orchid, which becomes a cyborg with the use of implants, integrates social media in its symbiosis and survives on Instagram likes. It has its own Instagram account and uses it for its own needs.
When it is in need of water, it posts a selfie on Instagram and gets watered with the likes on this post. The anthropocentric culture of likes and the resulting selection mechanisms are phenomena that orchids, like many other species, have been exposed to for many years. Based on this, the basis of this project revolves around the exploration of potential discourses and questions about human-nonhuman relationship.
Cairotronica 2025
Out-Natured: Cairotronica’s 4th Edition
The theme of Cairotronica’s 2025 edition, ‘Out-Natured,’ opens a critical dialogue at the intersection of technology, nature, and society. This exploration is not simply a thematic choice but a reflection of the urgent environmental and societal shifts we witness today. In this inquiry, we delve into the paradoxes and complexities of our techno-natural existence and dependence.
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