ELON

ELON / GIGACITIES COLLECTIVE x Simon Weckert - Photo: Simon Weckert, GIGACITIES COLLECTIVE

ELON

GIGACITIES COLLECTIVE x Simon Weckert (DE/US)

The project immerses visitors in a hypnopompic world of techno-glamour and future panic. In our vibrant shrine to all things Tesla, guests encounter the surreal magic at the crossroads of modern dread and electric dreams. Inspired by Elon Magazine—the only celebrity magazine devoted to the world’s most charismatic oligarch—this two-room installation invites both awe and unease.

In the first room, AI-generated satirical images depict a massive Elon Musk doppelgänger surveying your trembling flesh. Nearby, colorful lenticular prints offer shifting perspectives on the many faces of our electric savior. Are we all Elon? Can you imagine?

The second room throbs with sensual techno-energy: 69 copies of Elon Magazine displayed like sacred relics or luxury goods. A hypnotic soundscape blends with looping video from Gigafactories in Berlin and Austin, ensuring you vibrate with giga-energy while gently lulled between hype and panic.

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  • GIGACITIES COLLECTIVE x Simon Weckert

    Das transnationale Gemeinschaftsprojekt GIGACITIES COLLECTIVE untersucht die Auswirkungen der Tesla-Gigafactories in Austin, Berlin und darüber hinaus. Schon früh erkannte das Kollektiv, dass diese Gigafactories keine isolierten Industriekomplexe sind. Der moderne digitale Zauberer und schelmische Tüftler Simon Weckert teilt seine Erkenntnisse mit Leidenschaft – von generativem Design bis hin zu Physical Computing. Technische Magie, gewürzt mit einer Prise Gesellschaftskritik.

Credits

GIGACITIES COLLECTIVE: Randy Lewis (US), Florian Grundmüller (DE), Craig Campbell (US), Simon Weckert (DE) Presented in the context of European Digital Deal. European Digital Deal is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union and by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport.

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