Némo Biennale at Centquatre Paris Showcases Digital Arts and AI by Bissières, Van der Auwera, and Forensic Architecture

The digital arts Némo Biennale in Île-de-France commenced at Centquatre Paris, showcasing the exhibition 'Au-delà du réel ?', curated by Gilles Alvarez and José-Manuel Gonçalvès, which will be open until January 2, 2022. Among the highlights is Stéphane Bissières's 2021 installation 'Effet de champ', where moving black materials in flasks suggest unseen forces and musical elements. Emmanuel Van der Auwera's 'VideoSculpture XX' (2020) in workshop 4 projects thermal images on translucent plates, illuminating bodies in shadow. Forensic Architecture leads a workshop on visual investigations, including a 3D critique of the Beirut port explosion on August 4, 2020, which resulted in over 200 fatalities. David Munoz and Camille Sauer's 'Cosa Mentale – 45.3081, 6.7253 / Hyperobjet' (2021) merges glacier photographs with AI-generated landscapes, challenging viewer perception. Donatien Aubert’s 'Disparues (bouquet)' from the 'les Jardins cybernétiques' series (2020) honors five extinct plant species within a white cube. Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg's video piece 'The Substitute' (2019) features a pixelated rhinoceros in a similar setting, emphasizing extinction. This event coincides with the October 2021 edition of artpress, which includes a dossier on artificial intelligence.