Breaking the News
ESNS ART TALENT ROUTE
How do algorithms manipulate the news? In his installation Breaking the News, Franc Archive uses headlines taken directly from mainstream media and manipulates photographs to create a different narrative, providing sharp socio-political commentary.
The installation contains more than a hundred generative news items displayed on screens suspended from scaffolding. The work illustrates how algorithms determine what we do and do not see, and raises questions about the reliability of news in the digital domain and on social media.
Breaking the News is part of the Noorderlicht exhibition Pixel Perceptions, but especially for Talent from Here, Franc Archive gives a live performance where he shares his screen with the audience and manipulates the news in real time. Using AI, he generates voices that he adds to the headlines, creating an overwhelming soundscape that completes the experience. Can you still believe your own eyes and ears?
For the performance, you will need a ticket for Pixel Perceptions. With this ticket, in addition to the performance, you can view the exhibition from 10:00 - 17:00. You buy a ticket via the ticket button on the left of this page.