Artist and Scientist Jaime Lobato Presents “Naturficial” at the Centro de Cultura Digital
Jaime Lobato, a transmedia artist, composer, curator, and researcher, unveils his exhibition “Naturficial: Living Technologies” at the Centro de Cultura Digital. The exhibition spans ten years of work, featuring 21 pieces that explore the intersection of science, art, and communication across species.
Lobato’s Vision
Lobato aims to pay tribute to the materiality that constitutes us and shapes our present through this exhibition. He emphasizes that the division between nature and artificiality is not opposing forces but co-constitutive elements of our experience in the world.
Curator Julieta Agriano’s Perspective
Julieta Agriano, the exhibition’s curator, highlights a critical view of technology, aiming to debunk the dematerialized, destituted, and globalized imagery often associated with technology. She emphasizes the importance of recognizing other intelligences that support and interact with technology, which have been overlooked.
Key Actions and Ideas
- Lobato’s work spans a decade of art, science, and technology collaboration.
- The exhibition aims to blur the lines between nature and artificiality, showcasing how human activity and new tools shape our lives and societies.
- The showcase highlights the interplay between biological and computational elements, such as living neurons forming a “Naturoficial” artificial neural network.
- The Centro de Cultura Digital focuses on technology, digital culture, and conscious, creative appropriation of technological advancements.
Key Questions and Answers
- What is “Naturficial”? An exhibition by Jaime Lobato that explores the intersection of science, art, and communication through living technologies.
- What is the main goal of the exhibition? To challenge traditional imagery surrounding technology and emphasize the co-constitutive relationship between nature and artificiality.
- What is the significance of the collaboration with neuroscientist Francisco Fernández de Miguel? This partnership resulted in the creation of a living, artificial neural network using biológical neurons, demonstrating the interplay between biological and computational elements.
- What is the Centro de Cultura Digital’s mission? To provide a space for exploring technology and digital culture, encouraging conscious and creative appropriation of technological advancements.
Exhibition Details
- Available: Tuesday to Sunday, 11 AM – 6 PM
- Location: Estela de Luz, Paseo de la Reforma s/n, Colonia Juárez, C.P. 06600 México, CDMX
- Entrance: Free
For more information, visit https://centroculturadigital.mx/exposicion/naturficial
