“Chronically online”, a term that sounds like a diagnosis and deemed negative in offline circles yet reclaimed by Gen Z and others who embrace it as part of their identity. How did the internet, arguably the most groundbreaking innovation of our time, come to be seen in such a negative light? Why is low screen time now considered a virtue and when did the digital world become something to escape from rather than engage with?
Over the course of a seven-week virtual residency, seven emerging artists based in Yerevan, Tbilisi and Berlin came together to explore these questions along many more facets of life online. Their conversation topics ranged from the internet’s impact on mental health and its entanglement with politics, to the role of identity, community and self-expression in digital spaces.
Through dialogue, reflection and experimentation, these inquiries were transformed into artworks that each engage with a different aspect of the online experience. The internet creates the possibility of a shared language, bridging geographical distances and diverse perspectives. Together, the artists in this residency group show offer a glimpse into how the internet shapes our realities today and imagine or even practice more hopeful, utopian visions for the digital worlds of tomorrow.
Kimia Ghetmiri, 2025
Artists:
- Mari Abramishvili
- Lilit Galstyan
- Bailey Keogh
- Shirin Krastel
- Lilit Martirosyan
- Vera Sanina-Gvozdikova
- Ina Schürmann
Cureted by Kimia Ghetmiri
Co-organized: Namor Votilav
Design by Imari Moxter
Supported by HK-Art Gallery
08 -27 August, 2025
NPAK, 2025
