THE NEW HUMAN / tomorrow there will be two of you Where is humanity, the individual human, heading?
Are we among the last generations to know and live by terms such as "critical spirit", "freedom" or "individual"? Is the window of opportunity for unprecedented long-lasting peace and prosperity in our regions slowly closing?
Surveillance states such as China or Russia show what is possible with the will to power and current technology, especially artificial intelligence. We have all been transparent for a long time. Totalitarian forces are spreading globally and are becoming more and more accepted. Many countries are researching the development of artificial humans, algorithms are gradually weaving us into a cyber cocoon. Cosmetic surgery and the Internet excessively celebrate the "perfection of appearance", the official churches expose themselves as institutions that despise people.
Is the human being as we know it today turning out to be a discontinued model? Where will we have developed in 10 to 20 years? Will the "last generation" ever be heard? Will we accept everything as long as the basics are right?
Nobody is clairvoyant, things often turn out differently than expected, but sometimes reality surpasses the most insane ideas. Artists are neither scientists nor politicians but free spirits with exuberant fantasies and visions, which is why bold, provocative, polarizing artistic works are desired.
Peter Schlangenbader / Astrid Roeken