This show explores the hidden infrastructures that shape our lives, bringing materiality to the ethereal. It explores our relationship with the monoliths that are waking up, the environmental strain, the invisible human labour, and the worries of pooled resources in an unreturning atmosphere. Working across installations, sound works, generative systems and computational artwork, the exhibition examines the quiet romance in technological convenience.

The Cloud, an unseen network of servers, energy and labour - is made tangible, visible and audible.The works confront the vast systems that silently maintain our lives, datacenters that feed on our energy and attention and the dependent relationship we have, the systems behind each upload, generation and stream.

Running alongside the two week show was a series of talks, workshops, discussions, film screenings and performances where visitors were invited to look deeper into the unsung systems shaping our lives, and reflect on the strange romance and hidden dependencies that define our connection to the cloud.

Phreak Mag

The inaugural issue of Phreak Mag launched alongside this exhibition, extending its themes in print and publishing new writing around art, networks and digital culture. Click here for more about Phreak Mag