“Matèria is thrilled to open the third installment of OVERTON WINDOW in its street facing Vitrine. The curated series of small shows aims to cast a spotlight on digital and on-chain art and is developed in collaboration with Re:humanism; the pioneering platform led by Daniela Cotimbo, dedicated to the exploration of the intricate relationship between humanistic and scientific cultures with a special emphasis on the advancements in artificial intelligence research.

The third chapter of OVERTON WINDOW presents, for the first time, one of the latest developments in the research of Numero Cromatico, collective artist, publisher and research center that, since 2011, has focused on the relationship between contemporary art and neuroscience.

XXYY is a dialogue between two generative artificial intelligences, contemporary chatbots, that reflect on scientific and technological progress from two radically opposing perspectives.

On one side, a technophobe expresses conservative, nostalgic, and apocalyptic views; on the other, a technophile voices boundless faith in technological advancement and, in particular, artificial intelligence.” [extract from the press release]