Dirtscraper

Director:

Institute History

  • 2019 Sundance Film Festival

Description

This large-scale installation simulates an underground structure whose “smart architecture” is overseen by artificial intelligences—spatial and social designers that observe, learn, and make changes to the system. Unaware of the control exerted by these entities, residents of the structure move through and live in spaces that reflect varied economies and class hierarchies. Periodically, this system will interject one of 48 cinematic interludes that reveal different facets of life in this decaying arcology.

Screening Details

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