DIGITAL MIRRORS

​In the 1960s, Andy Warhol blurred the lines between art and technology, and Factory became a magnet for explorers, creators and builders from all walks of life. In the spirit of this legacy, Factory Network launched TE:AR - a postdisciplinary series of happenings where boundaries between art, technology and human experience dissolve through shared exploration.

​Through Digital Mirrors, we turn Factory Mitte's underground gallery into a platform of critical inquiry. What aspects of our relationship with technology urgently call for our attention? As tech corporations and AI systems increasingly shape and interpret our daily lives, how do we maintain our autonomy and agency? When algorithms read our expressions and affects, what new forms of intimacy and control materialize and how might these reshape our collective future? How can communities and networks become active forces in not just reimagining but actively shaping these emerging dynamics?

​Featuring installations by Tabitha Swanson, Orhun Mersin & Yagmur Uckunkaya, and Portrait XO, the evening unfolds as an experiential journey. Through emotion-responsive interfaces and human-AI interactions, each work creates space for personal reflection and critical thinking. The exhibition includes a live performance where dance and music become part of the dialogue. Following the installations, artists join for an intimate conversation exploring these themes, carried by DJ sets by Lenny Posso and Jazz Central that transforms our questions into rhythm.