Total Prediction

Total Prediction consists of promotional images that reflect techno-optimistic aspirations. A journey into a retrofuturistic past, recontextualised to promote four works of art created between 2014 and 2017 (Bittercoin: the worst miner ever, Tapebook, Death of Things (DoT) and FUCK-ID (Free Universal Cut Kit for Internet Dissidence), which address issues such as technosolutionism, energy consumption, data surveillance, the demise of tech oligopolies and critical internet infrastructure.

César Escudero + Martin Nadal

Martin Nadal is a media artist based in Berlin. He holds a degree in Computer Engineering and additional training from the University of Arts Linz, in Germany. Nadal immerses his audience in deep explorations of how technological frameworks such as blockchain and neural networks are shaping our era and our perception of it.

Throughout his career, he has made his mark at prestigious international institutions, from the Nam June Paik Art Center in Korea to the ZKM in Germany. However, beyond his striking work, what sets Nadal apart is his ability to translate technological complexities into visual narratives that question and reflect on our relationship with technology. His pieces, such as FANGØ and Bittercoin (made with César Escudero), are clear examples of this confluence of art, innovation and social criticism.

César Escudero is an artist focused on digital culture and its social and political effects. His practices combine images, diagrams, interactive installations and robotics with speculative design, media archaeology, critical interfaces and infrastructures. César’s research addresses issues such as dataveillance, algorithmic governance, blockchain, labour precariousness and techno-colonialism. 

His artwork has been shown in international electronic-art events, museums and galleries, including Ars Electronica (Austria); ZKM, Center for Art and Media (Germany); WRO Media Art Biennale (Poland); Science Gallery Detroit (USA); Hangar (Spain) / Aksioma, Institute for Contemporary Art (Slovenia); Drugo More (Croatia); Chronus Art Center (China); AMRO, Art Meets Radical Openness (Austria); Tabakalera, International Centre for Contemporary Culture (Spain); NODE Forum for Digital Arts (Germany); KIKK (Belgium), and ADAF, the Athens Digital Art Festival (Greece).