ELON

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

Theme Exhibition

Exhibit

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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  • Photo: GIGACITIES COLLECTIVE

    GIGACITIES COLLECTIVE x Simon Weckert

    GIGACITIES COLLECTIVE started as a transnational collaborative project exploring the impact of Tesla’s Gigafactories in Austin, Berlin, and beyond. Early in the process, the collective understood that Gigafactories are not standalone industrial complexes. Simon Weckert, a modern-day digital wizard and mischievous tinkerer, revels in sharing his insights on everything from generative design to physical computing—think of it as tech wizardry with a dash of social commentary.

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.