Alina Nazmeeva: Bug In My Software
July 7 - September 1, 2024
Artist Talk and Closing Reception August 29, 5:30pm, RSVP HERE
Hours: Sundays 1-5pm
General Admission $8 (Ages 13+), Kids Admission $5 (Ages 5-12), Free Admission for Kids Under 5
Chicago Gamespace is pleased to announce a new exhibit titled Bug In My Software by new media artist Alina Nazmeeva. This installation is centered on the silkmoth, a fascinating, cute creature that is both an organic and human-engineered form of life. Silk comes from silkworms, which spin shimmering fibers to create cocoons that are harvested through a process where the moths are boiled alive before hatching. For millennia, humans have altered these moths to improve the quality and strength of their silk, making them one of the earliest examples of bioengineering. In Nazmeeva’s textile, screen, and VR installation, silkworms symbolize the promise and perils of technology. The artist uses AI and silkworm DNA sequences to generate a mixed reality world where viewers can observe silkworm- and silkmoth-inspired creatures inhabiting virtual environment over a textile landscape.
Alina Nazmeeva is a new media artist and educator, newly based in Chicago, whose work is at the intersection of the physical and digital, organic and engineered, real and artificial, and the issues of labor and gender. Nazmeeva’s work has been shown at the Venice Architecture Biennale, MIT Media Lab, and the Taubman College Liberty Annex Gallery among other venues.