Presented for the first time in Southeast Asia, immerse yourself in the critically acclaimed video installation by renowned German artist Hito Steyerl that probes the endless circulation of information (and misinformation) in our digital landscape today.

Singapore Art Museum presents the Southeast Asia premiere of Hito Steyerl’s landmark video installation Factory of the Sun. Through the installation, Steyerl explores how the endless circulation of images in contemporary media influences our reality. On screen, the distinctions between truth and fiction dissolve in a montage of YouTube dance videos, drone surveillance footage, video games, fictitious news segments and documentation of student uprisings. This alternate reality extends beyond the screen, immersing viewers in a glowing grid that connects the physical gallery to the virtual world of the film.

Factory of the Sun debuted at the German Pavilion for the 2015 Venice Biennale.

Hito Steyerl (b. 1966) is a filmmaker, artist, and writer. Her prolific practice occupies a highly discursive position between the fields of art, philosophy and politics, constituting a deep exploration of late capitalism’s social, cultural and financial imaginaries. Her films and lectures have increasingly addressed the presentational context of art, while her writing has circulated widely through publication in both academic and art journals, often online.

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