Spiritual Mechanism

The human mind and body, with the machine as an extension. It is often not necessary to use steel, AI, computers, or mechanisms. But we do. We need these kinds of external tools, but what happens when tools and technology become spiritualized? When the human mind tangos with software, a piece of advanced technology, or an application?

The Antikythera Mechanism is the first complex piece of technology ever found, the oldest computer yet discovered. It was found in a shipwreck near the Greek island of Antikythera in 1901 by sponge divers.
The invention predicted the positions of the Sun, Moon, and planets. Tracked lunar phases and eclipses. Showed dates of ancient games and used the Egyptian calendar. But what about all these statistics, why? 

Maybe the first computer ever was a cousin to something bigger, or at least a tool for seeking answers to questions we still haven’t solved. Ghost in the machine.

The metallic mechanism, with complex interlocking gears, housed in a wooden box about the size of a MacBook.

An enchanted tool, with more power than the human brain could ever reach without its existence.

The machinery continues forever, and after the Spinning Jenny, everything suddenly starts to fly. And on our flight, we all turned on flightmode and forgot about the very beginning. The craziness has led human beings to 2026, and we are still stuck in the middle of inventing the new. But for some people or let’s say a certain group the machines are fulfilling another mission. A mission to tell stories, to provoke, without making things or making new things happen. Just to stimulate the mind.

In this exhibition, we invite you to explore the process rather than the results. We are not trying to capture anything, we are simply observers of fragments found along the way toward a higher resolution.