The artist duo, Operator, which artworks are part of the ABS Art Collection were in Geneva for an exclusive exchange and presentation of their different series and artistic process, as well as a special evening dedicated to the unveiling of the first X-ray Machine at the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève.
The X-ray Machine which joined the ABS collection, was unveiled in a ceremony that took the form of a “privacy dinner”, a series of events the duo has held throughout the world – inviting selected guests and collectors to dive into their practice, where the dinner itself becomes an experience shaped by their vision and artistry. An exhibition of the duo’s Human Unreadable works, and exclusive sneak-peeks including print copper plates, a live-drawn method used to represent the duo’s concepts and creative process was also held in the museum.
The X-ray Machine, first of its kind, is a new method to display the Human Unreadable series, without the use of screens— but instead through a dynamic sculpture. Viewable from all sides, the X-ray Machine generates hundreds of images, reveals what is below the surface, and acknowledges the underlying choreographic score which created the piece, quietly hiding behind it.
Ania Catherine and Dejha Ti, the former a choreographer and dancer, the latter a HCI Technologist, combine their focus in large-scale conceptual works. Operator’s practice has been exploring the topic of privacy, surveillance capitalism, and extractive technologies through on-chain art with collections such as Human Unreadable or the Privacy Collection.
