CTRL+ALT+Exist
imagining Human Cultures Rooted in Virtuality
The project combines theory on digital bodies with speculative creation of digital entities that embody alternative identity models beyond anthropocentrism. It explores how designers can use AI technology responsibly and thoughtfully to challenge and deconstruct traditional body ideals and gender norms, making deliberate design decisions that shape new digital identities.
As a critical contribution to design research, it calls for a rethinking of digital design as a cultural, aesthetic, and ethical practice.
Imagine a world where identity becomes a hybrid of data, flesh, and projection: shaped by visibility, machine vision, and algorithmic defaults.
Think of digital subcultures that communicate through embodied systems: THE_HIRSUTE_PROTOCOL is one of them. users express emotion and boundaries via reactive, hair-like surface mappings.
Augmentees of SPIKENET.CODE use ultrasound and vibrations for subtle, resonant interaction.
Entities of BIOGLIM.MESH share attraction and emotion through shimmering skins and nectar flows.
CTRL+ALT+Exist examines theoretically as well how identity is performed in networked spaces and shaped by visibility, power, and algorithmic aesthetics. The project is based on theories by authors like Donna Haraway, Sherry Turkle and Danah Boyd.
