Ars Electronica Festival · 2018
Institute of Human Obsolescence
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2018
In 2018, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “Institute of Human Obsolescence” by Manuel Beltrán (Interactive Art) with a Honorary Mention.
We are getting replaced by machines. What happened to horses after the invention of the steam engine, is now happening to us. Soon our manual labour will no longer be needed and with the advance of artificial intelligence, intellectual labour will be replaced by machines as well.
About Manuel Beltrán
Manuel Beltrán (ES) is an artist, activist, and researcher. His artworks and projects have been widely presented in Europe and abroad. Manuel was involved in the Indignados movement in Spain, the Gezi Park protests in Turkey and several forms of independent…
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