Liminal Beings explores the concept of “automaton” and the different anthropomorphic forms and functions embedded within its ontology. Automata, since ancient times, have been standing on the verge of two states, developing mechanic and human characteristics.
Simultaneously they manifest in the collective consciousness as mythic beings, and in reality they are trained to execute and learn respective actions and procedures – thus creating an uncanny, awkward state, trapped in limbo between these conditions of existence.
Project Credits:
- Courtesy of the artist and TRANSFER
Biography:
Eva Papamargariti – Artist / Designer / MA on Visual Communication Design at Royal College of Art, London. Interested in the relationship between digital space and material reality as well as the fragmentation and construction of identities. Papamargariti has exhibited in institutions, museums, and festivals such as the New Museum (New York), Whitney Museum (New York), Tate Britain (London), MAAT Museum (Lisbon), Museum of Moving Image (New York), MoMA PS1 (New York), Museum of Contemporary Art, Montreal, Athens Biennale (Athens), Thessaloniki Biennale (Thessaloniki), Transmediale Festival (Berlin)
