In Touch: How to Connect in the Age of Digital Humanity?
Mar 22, 2024 to Jun 16, 2024
IMPAKT Centre for Media Culture, Utrecht
Nadja Verena Marcin’s #SOPHYGRAY was featured at the IMPAKT Festival 2024 in Utrecht, Netherlands, as part of the festival’s exploration of art, technology, and society. This feminist audio bot app engages audiences through philosophical, humorous, and surprising interactions informed by intersectional feminist perspectives.
Presented in an immersive installation, #SOPHYGRAY critically examines the gendered biases in virtual assistants like Alexa and Siri, challenging stereotypes and power dynamics embedded in these technologies. Visitors were invited to interact with the bot, shaping and expanding its moderated knowledge base while engaging in meaningful conversations about identity, feminism, and digital culture.
IMPAKT Festival 2024 provided a platform for #SOPHYGRAY to spark critical dialogues about the role of technology in shaping societal norms and to promote counter-narratives that inspire change.
Institution:
Stichting IMPAKT
(Centre for Media Culture)
Lange Nieuwstraat 4
3512PH Utrecht – Netherlands
Link to exhibition:
#SOPHYGRAY – A FEMINIST VOICE CHAT BOT as part of In Touch
Curator:
Daniela Tenenbaum
Artists:
Studio Above&Below, Nadja Verena Marcin, Paula Nishijima, Me AndOther Me, and T(N)C
Sponsors:
City of Utrecht, Creative Industries Fund NL, Mondriaan Fund, and the Creative Europe Culture Programme of the European Union.