The transition from the analogue to
the digital age has radically changed our present. The global flow of
data shapes social systems, but the circulation and processing of data
does not seem to be linked to the reality of our lives. As Deutsche
Bank's 'Artist of the Year', young Lebanese artist Caline Aoun (*1983)
reveals how data manifests itself materially and how inseparable the
real and the virtual world have become. For her, the permanent flood of
images and data resembles 'noise' that dominates our lives. Instead of
further intensifying this media noise, she lends it a material dimension
in order to create new experiences, forms of silence, and empty spaces,
and to show otherwise scarcely tangible connections.


Text in English and German.