MARIANO SARDÓN
in collab. with MARIANO SIGMAN
The Wall of Gazes
2011
Eye-tracking data from 150 observers.
4K Video
Variable dimensions
Price: 15000 €
ABOUT THE WORK
In The Wall of Gazes, Mariano Sardón, in collaboration with neuroscientist Mariano Sigman, explores the selective nature of gaze and the mechanisms through which we construct our perception of others. Using eye-tracking devices, the eye movements of numerous observers are recorded as they focus on a series of portraits. These visual trajectories, superimposed and digitally reworked, transform into a layering of marks that progressively redraws the faces.
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The image thus emerges from the accumulation of individual gazes, revealing the different ways in which a face is observed, interpreted, and recognized. What takes shape is no longer a simple representation of the subject, but a collective map of perception, in which attention and omission become constitutive elements of the image. The artwork makes visible a process that normally remains imperceptible, questioning the boundary between what we see and what inevitably escapes our gaze.
Installation view
SHORT BIO
Mariano Sardón (Bahía Blanca, Argentina, 1968) is an artist and researcher working at the intersection of art, science, and technology. Combining traditional and new media, data visualization, and computer languages, he creates installations that explore perception, the body, and cognitive processes, some in collaboration with scientists.
He studied Physics at the University of Buenos Aires and is an associate artist at the Munich Interactive Intelligence Initiative (Mi3). He has been a mentor and jury member at the European ARTificial Intelligence Lab, Ars Electronica Center.
His awards include the ARCO/BEEP Award for Electronic Arts (ARCO Madrid, 2019), the Konex Award in Visual Arts (2012), and the Experimentation Award in Non-Traditional Media and Video from the Argentine Association of Art Critics (2008). He has lectured at the Centre Pompidou, ZKM Karlsruhe, and Ars Electronica Center, among others.
His work has been shown at the 57th Venice Biennale (2017), Palazzo Fortuny, Ars Electronica Linz, the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, the 11th Havana Biennial, MALBA, MAMBA, Fundación PROA, and in galleries and fairs including Ruth Benzacar, Artericambi, Bryce Wolkowitz, ARCO, and Artissima. FULL BIOGRAPHY HERE