Autoimmune [interface]

This video installation by Marcos Serafim engulfs visitors in an environment where things may not always seem to be what they appear. Utilizing artificial intelligence (or machine learning) processes for generative video, the artist created a multifaceted work that addresses public perception, the circulation of images, and campaigns of (mis)information specifically related to the AIDS crisis, depictions of war, and the many connotations of the term ‘virus’ today. What is the relationship between an autoimmune virus, a computer virus, and a societal sickness? The use of deepfakes - a video generation technique that combines the notions of ‘deep learning’ and ‘fakery’ - allows Serafim to manipulate pre-existing audiovisual content as well as layer in his own, a strategy at the forefront of present-day concerns around the spread of false or misleading information.