Synthetic Cinema exhibition doesn’t deal with moving images that are formed as results of chemical reactions, but it does deal with works that are created by artificial means to replicate and comment on various processes that we find in nature. If we look at the etymology of the word ‘synthetic’, we find that it also encompasses the following: ‘emotion or action which is not genuine; insincere’. This definition describes us one important property of the processes and conditions under which, most of the exhibited works are created. Among a lot of things, these cinematic explorations are results of system design that generates wide range of audio-visual material.
The system design and results are genuine, but there is something synthetic, something insincere in the way these images come to life. The authors are often observers of their system that generates audio-visual material for them. This aspect takes these artworks outside of any conventional cinematic experience. High number of alterations and variability are not the only elements that are influenced by the properties of a machine used in creation of these works. But often, very simple physical properties: like the speed and the quantity of data exchange between an artist and machine determine the way the results will look like.
The system design and results are genuine, but there is something synthetic, something insincere in the way these images come to life. The authors are often observers of their system that generates audio-visual material for them. This aspect takes these artworks outside of any conventional cinematic experience. High number of alterations and variability are not the only elements that are influenced by the properties of a machine used in creation of these works. But often, very simple physical properties: like the speed and the quantity of data exchange between an artist and machine determine the way the results will look like.
