Coming From Water

The world as we know it has already come to an end Global warming is perhaps the most dramatic example of what Timothy Morton calls “hyperobjects”— entities of such vast temporal and spatial dimensions that they defeat traditional ideas about what a thing is in the first place. Morton explains what hyperobjects are and their impact on how we think, how we coexist, and how we experience our politics, ethics, and art.

In a contemporary context that some may call a 4th revolution (Klaus Schwab) referring to a new digital paradigm and transition point to a moment in time with presence of superintelligence, IA awakening; DNA revolution, biotech; nanotech and other elements that will transform society and reality as we know it, we may arrive at a place that we shall decide what is machine and whats is human. Swiping reality, we are experiencing an age of a technologic and biologic exponential change and a new sensorial revolution.Despite of an utopian or dystopian perspective we are facing the idea of the anthropocene, current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and environment changing towards the earth surface and oceans, our carbon footprint creates radical climate change. Despite that we are still focused on an anthropocentric vision of our own world and looking to a technological and scientific escape, our body as well as landscape as a playground for atoms and molecules will transform in present times into a new physical and even spiritual paradigm, with the possibility of an existence of new hybrid species or biological based machines with cognitive augmented intelligence. The possibility of clones, holograms; and different kinds of lifeforms and data that creates questions on perceiving what is actually real. A moment time where soil, plants, animals and mankind becomes immortal data...

Coming from water, all living forms where able to grow and survive, procreate and colonise this planet and transform it. Regarding recent studies, If scientists were to draw an enormous family tree for all of Earth’s animals, the oldest branch would belong to the jellyfish (medusae). This simple form have around 95 % of water and have been surviving, due to its simplicity until now per opposition of mankind, with an extreme degree of complexity.

In this site specific installations and emphasising an idea towards evasion of representation and identity, matter is confronted with non-matter. Depending now on still plugged-in electricity, trough video or holograms, digital clones of these essential lifeforms and hyper objects that, coming from water, represent life, question what is to be a living organism, perhaps facing physical extinction by human action, confronted with their virtual souls and transformed into #digitalimmortality.

as cold as you

IN SITU INSTALLATION 01
3D large scale hologram projection in Abu Dhabi’s desert and presented in a live streaming in the city center

Shall we dance

IN SITU INSTALLATION 02
Large scale led wall in the city with underwater images and immersive experience

inhale, exhale (self breathing kit)

IN SITU INSTALLATION 03
Large scale led wall in the city and immersive experience

upcoming exhibitions

2020 Hardiskmuseum, Online
2020 Exgirlfriend, Berlin
2020 Spazio Orr, Brescia
2020 ProjectMAP at Museu Colecção Berardo, Lisbon
2020 Chapelle des Dames Blanches, La Rochelle
2020 Hawaii-Lisbon At Balcony, Lisbon
2020 Travessa da Ermida, Lisbon
2020 FRAT, Lagos/Nigéria Biennial, Lagos

LATEST CLIPPING

ARTTODAY
http://artoday.it/paulo-arraiano

ART VIEWER
https://artviewer.org/paulo-arraiano-at-dimora-artica/

ART MIRROR
http://artmirror.org/exhibitions/333-paulo-arraiano-at-dimora-artica

PYLON HUB
https://pylon-hub.com/hub/article/sensorial-divinities

ANTIMATERIA
https://anti-materia.squarespace.com/eyecandy-1/2019/8/29/semana-1842sensorial-divinities?fbclid=IwAR3nKyVLx5RjZ7xV4bssD7Lqmcu-aoAYmsJoiKiERYKgrBDaHCwgiCVnCqo

WALL STREET MAGAZINE
https://wsimag.com/art/56412-sensorial-divinities

SCANDALE PROJECT
http://scandaleproject.com/sensorial-divinities-paulo-arraiano/

IT’S NICE THAT
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/paolo-arraiano-sensorial-divinities-digital-art-170719

JAMES MAGAZINE
https://www.jamesmagazine.it/art/paulo-arraiano-sensorial-divinities/?fbclid=IwAR2IvyrKHdlM-ypJrY5iHfEGfgy0fipE36xeKfUZYwP_-gLFdq6ieV1eIKY

MILANO ART PLATFORM
http://www.milanoartplatform.com/paulo-arraiano-sensorial-divinities/

ZERO MILANO
https://zero.eu/en/eventi/161353-paulo-arraiano-sensorial-divinities,milano/?fbclid=IwAR2jlToH2rE6u1XrYa1UvDJn6oJIFcVS8_naMtQB7U164p4EWYo5G6sLKaI

ARTLAND
https://artlandapp.com/interview-re_act-contemporary/?nabe=5219239108280320%3A1&fbclid=IwAR24fi6BGWp4U2TDTjTZ686bKD3K8gA7BFpq25FiZkm-rEi4hZ7HTXX1pdk

IT’S NICE THAT
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/paolo-arraiano-sensorial-divinities-digital-art-170719