In Vitro

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Viruses are often not considered as living beings, but rather as “matter” carrying genetic information. This “matter” can propagate itself by exploiting the host’s existing functions through a series of information exchanges. It acts like a rebel from an ancient culture, using and reinterpreting existing cultural symbols to construct its own narrative. In our installation, a virus-like robot controlled by an artificial neural network is driven by hunger and must constantly search for food in a simulated environment. In our short film, we follow a phoenix that looks like a dinosaur. It will travel through space-time dimensions on different scales, from the macroscopic to the microscopic, and will also enter the dream of a Homo sapiens, recounting the paradoxical situations of life.

In Vitro

Xiyue Hu and Xing Xiao, born in 1991 in China. They formed the multimedia artistic duo In Vitro in 2017, focusing on media art, the creation of robotic installations, 3D filmmaking, and development based on video game engines and virtual reality. Their creations focus on biology, complex systems and artificial intelligence, and involve interdisciplinary collaborations with archaeologists and biologists. In Vitro hold that modern science and the humanities are intertwined, not independent or reducible. Using video game engines, they create real-time simulations of complex systems that mirror ecosystems. They seek to broaden their explorations by discussing the mechanisms of biological, social and economic organisation, drawing parallels between these different fields.

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