Mapping Festival 2026

Decades separate us from a certain retro-futuristic imagination. At first, it was just a dream. A fantasy. A utopia in which programmed intelligences would do all the work for us. What if mankind succeeded in building robots to replace him? Life would be one long, tranquil river.

This illusion has almost become reality. The only difference is that a machine doesn't think for itself. In fact, it doesn't think at all. It is the extension of a human intention. It extends our possibilities, calculates, generates. It gives us the illusion of infinite potential. Yes. But programmed. Calculated. Always.

The use of the machine has evolved so much - from everyday life to artistic and musical production, right through to generative AI assistance - that we are now forced to remain on constant alert.

Is what I see real? Am I still capable of thinking, producing and creating for myself?

Alongside digital technologies, our perception of art has changed. We project, we listen, we code. And despite these rules, which seem to disconnect us from each other while bringing us closer to an algorithmic dimension, we still exist.

For the human hand guides, the machine transforms. A new form of dialogue is born, in a constantly evolving ecosystem, lulling us between imagination and assisted reality. Creating has become a matter of infinite possibilities. Let's explore these different worlds together, and discover where the frontier of reality lies.

Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.