F for Fact
Mariana Fernandez Mora
biography
Mariana Fernandez is an Amsterdam-based artist, writer and researcher whose practice intersects the fields of architecture, linguistics and technology. She searches for connections between seemingly distant worlds, trying to grasp the ungraspable, pinpointing what is not quite there. Humour is important in her work, as well as the use of existing material which she uses to create new narratives. All the things we think we know
language
/ˈlaŋɡwɪdʒ/
1. the principal method of human communication
2. a non-verbal method of expression or communication.
3. a system of symbols and rules for writing programs or algorithms.
What remains after
Everything has been stripped down
An image lost in translation
rather a movement
across networks.
How is knowledge created? How do we determine intelligence? And, who is knowledgeable?
Using birds as an analogy to talk about artificial intelligence and language, the video sequence connects the seemingly distant worlds of robotics, AI and birds.
Materials:
Found footage, brain scans of the artist, digital model made in the image of the artist. 
