“We are disciples from beyond, here to free you from your mutinous nature and continuous worries. We are here to lead you along the infinite sea of electrons.” Arvid & Marie assume many guises and conduits as their work shifts from designed interactive objects to performative installations.
They collaborated with pigs to explore non-human musical culture in Pigstrument. An effort to support machine rights led to the semi-autonomous SAM, part robot part bacteria and yeast colony. Under their ever transforming performative alter-ego Omninaut, Arvid & Marie pleasantly guide spectators through a multidimensional sonic dystopia of self-optimization and loss of control.
As the duo makes a conscientious shift from solely being makers of stuff, Arvid & Marie playfully test the limits of free will against increasingly pervasive technologies and hegemonic power structures.
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TalkWe Are The Next Generation
At BUMP, Designregio Kortrijk organizes the ‘WE ARE THE NEXT GENERATION’ talks, where promising young designers graduated from notable international schools, give a lecture or workshop on their research.