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Neïl Beloufa's Interactive Web Platform Screen Talk Revived for Milan Survey

digital · 2026-04-20

Neïl Beloufa has transformed his 2014 miniseries Screen Talk into an interactive online platform, launching it alongside his exhibition at Milan's Pirelli Hangar Bicocca. Initially conceived during the H1N1 outbreak, the series portrays a pandemic scenario where individuals rely on Skype for communication and misinformation proliferates. The revamped version showcases a 1990s web aesthetic, requiring participants to engage in games and quizzes to advance and accumulate points. Users can trade tokens known as Sand Stocks for NFTs crafted by Beloufa on the Ethereum blockchain. The storyline centers around two inept doctors, Dr. Martin and Dr. Suki. Beloufa's exhibition features three 'hosts' vying for attention, and the platform provides print-and-assemble artist editions with digital certificates verified by Verisart.

Key facts

  • Neïl Beloufa revived his 2014 miniseries Screen Talk as an interactive web platform
  • The work coincides with his survey exhibition at Pirelli Hangar Bicocca in Milan
  • Screen Talk was originally created during the H1N1 crisis as satirical speculative fiction
  • The platform requires completing games and quizzes to progress through episodes
  • Players earn Sand Stocks tokens exchangeable for NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain
  • The narrative follows two doctors competing to find a cure during a pandemic
  • Beloufa's 2018 Palais de Tokyo show featured algorithmic robotic scenography
  • The new version is hosted on Hangar Pirelli Bicocca's website

Entities

Artists

  • Neïl Beloufa

Institutions

  • Pirelli Hangar Bicocca
  • Palais de Tokyo
  • The Sandbox
  • Ethereum
  • Verisart
  • ArtReview

Locations

  • Milan
  • Italy

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