We are a collective of 13 undergraduate art majors entering our senior year at the University of California, Los Angeles. Though a diverse group of different ages, backgrounds, and practices, we have all been living, working, and producing in Los Angeles for at least four years. Under the supervision of professor Adrian Wong (http://www.adrianwong.info), our collective has embarked on this project as a way to prepare us for continuing our practice outside the institution.
Lili Abdel-Ghany
Chaeweon Alicia Ahn
Amadour
Benjamin James Briggance
Stella Seungjae Choi
Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho
Clara Kim
Minsung Paul Kim
Taylor Leong
Mariana Loza
Anthony Martinez Galvan
Michael Harris Sliskovich
Amanda Sutton
Curatorial Statement:
An integer overflow is a numeric value represented outside the capable range of a given number of bits. Overflow conditions return incorrect results when the outcome is not anticipated. The unpredictability of overflow outcomes can therefore compromise the reliability of a program.
What if some conspiracy theories are true? What if the human desire to uncover the truth is actually an expression of society’s drive to continually question and scrutinize itself? What if our obsession with curbing an integer overflow, in the lead-up to Y2K, helped us to avoid the very calamity we predicted? INTEGER OVERFLOW is the culmination of our research into the similarities between the disasters predicted to occur on January 1st, 2000 and those which did occur subsequent to November 8th, 2016. It is a thought experiment, with the intent to create and then immediately deconstruct a post-human aesthetic—envisioning what would emerge in the event of a technological singularity, a nuclear holocaust, or colonization by malignant extra-terrestrial (or subterranean) overlords. It is both a celebration and an indictment of our culture of fantastical reasoning, responsible for the greatest achievements of human creativity and also our pathological resistance to facts, rationality, and logic. The works in the exhibition explore the tales, truths, and taboos surrounding some of the most gripping conspiracies of our generation, questioning ideas about post-American life, protection, scarcity, and consensus reality.
Posted by Ricky Amadour
