Images, phrases or ideas that spread and mutate online. Richard Dawkins coined the word in 1976 for units of culture.
In this exhibition, we tried to slow down the speed of memes and AI images by turning them into physical sculptures, a slow, labor-intensive process.
Eva and Franco Mattes, Eva and Franco Mattes on Mega Eliza
It feels like advertising campaigns, films, video games, social media stuff. All that memes, all that stuff has a way bigger impact on culture.
Jared Madere, Jared Madere on Yeche Lange, VVV & Solana