Guided Tour: United Visual Artists

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United Visual Artists: Strange Attractions

For the third year, Kunsthalle Praha and Signal Festival are coming together to reveal a new audiovisual art project. Starting on 10 October, the acclaimed London-based studio United Visual Artists (UVA) will present their Strange Attractions. The practice showcases a diverse range of works that integrate new technologies with traditional media. UVA is renowned for its large-scale, performative installations and collaborative projects with musicians, including James Blake and Massive Attack. For their first exhibition in Prague, UVA chose the theme of chaos theory, using it to explore the emergence of patterns in our big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence era. The centerpiece of the exhibition is the kinetic double pendulum called Strange Attractor. Its movements are translated in real time into data and striking projections that bridge physical and digital worlds as well as experience. Three additional works—Present Shock, Etymologies, and Serendipity—further investigate the interplay of order and chaos in language and society under the pressure of overwhelming data streams. The exhibition embodies a contemporary artistic approach, translating complex scientific concepts into accessible experiences for a broader audience. It will be on view until January 13, 2025.