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On Second Thought

The exhibition On Second Thought is concerned with contemplative pieces that exist in themselves as unfolding inquiries, probes that fluidly transition from the quotidian to the exceptional utilizing technical means as a virtual haptic pathway inviting us to delve deeper, to consider and reconsider.

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artistsLucia Udvardyova, Brit Jensen, Tatiana Heuman, Barbora Trnková
curatorsJennifer Helia DeFelice
placeGalerie Jelení
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castJennifer Helia DeFelice
cameraVeronika Švecová
soundVeronika Švecová
editingVeronika Švecová
interviewVeronika Švecová
categoryReports
published11. 1. 2023
duration0:06:48
languageČesky / English
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On Second Thought
The key significance of the accelerating development of artificial intelligence and other digital systems lies in the fact that they allow us to newly recognize the plurality of other forms of non-human intelligence that we have been “secretly” surrounded by all along. We needed to invent thinking machines to notice that everything around us is thinking.
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