During Medieval times, any attempt at technological advancement (be it in science, medicine, biology, anatomy or astronomy) was perceived as witchcraft and subsequently persecuted, cleansed, purified. Starting with the 20th Century and onwards, constant technological advancement* began to be seen as key in order for a nation to prosper, and, following the rules of capital extraction, administer power and dominion over others. However, today’s accelerated pursuit of singularity begs to question whether Roko’s Basilisk is waiting for us just around the corner.

(*one can of course argue that technological advancement is what has allowed us to survive as a species in the first place, e.g. the discovery of fire and the crafting of weapons, the invention of the wheel, etc.)

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Having been granted access to the legendary ZETO building in Wrocław, Poland for a fleetingly short amount of time (23 hours in total), the photographic documentation above is a rushed attempt at archiving impulsive gestures within an abandoned space as an attempt at articulating the above-mentioned ideas while in dialogue with a building which acts as a significant historical turning point in terms of technological advancement, a place where IBM machines hummed together under Socialism until reality came crashing down.

— Andreea Anghel