HydroGAN™ is a satirical installation that critiques the commodification of water and identity in an AI-driven age. Posed as a corporate launch for “AI-generated” water, it interrogates the environmental and ethical costs of technological advancement. Using performance, biometric entry, and persuasive branding, it reveals how consumer desire is engineered and belief is manufactured. HydroGAN™ urges audiences to confront the systems they trust and the silent trade-offs they have come to accept.
HydroGAN™ / Fariha Ahmed, Fatima Nazir, Alice Aslem, Selma Fejzullaj, Jood Elbeshti, Shawky Abdalla - Photo: Fatima Nazir
Exhibit
HydroGAN™
AI-powered water
Fariha Ahmed (PK), Fatima Nazir (PK), Alice Aslem (IN), Selma Fejzullaj (AL), Jood Elbeshti (LY), Shawky Abdalla (EG)
HydroGAN™ / Fariha Ahmed; Fatima Nazir; Alice Aslem; Selma Fejzullaj; Jood Elbeshti; Shawky Abdalla - Photo: Fatima Nazir
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