TheWhiteBox: The Caged Tree (A)

This artwork is part of TheWhiteBox exhibition, at Galerie Data (Paris) "Caged Trees" is a series of visual metaphors exploring the concept of artificial landscapes. Straddling the realms of land art and science fiction-inspired dreamscapes, this project is a collaboration with AI, bringing to life visions of matter's transformation within the heart of a digital desert.

These works reflect the interconnectedness of all things: vegetation, the fluidity of cloud-like matter, levitating geology, and artificial environments. Nature is translated into the language of computing machines. Yet, the resulting artworks are ephemeral trees, encased in synthetic structures—self-destructing exhibitions that symbolize impermanence.

These landscapes bear witness to the intersection of nature and technology. They echo our contemporary reality, where human consumption scorches the natural world, replacing it with simulations of plants and animals within virtual spaces.

TheWhiteBox from January 30 to February 15 2025

curated by ClownVamp

with Kevin Esherick, Fantastic Planet, Mihai Grecu, Jess Mac, marco, Katie Morris , objektpermanenz81

What does the “rarified neutral” mean in the age of artificial intelligence? The traditional “White Box” gallery has long provided a pristine, sacred enclosure that directs our focus toward scarce physical art artifacts, while the artist’s presence is reduced to a concise label on the wall. Meanwhile, the audience— intruding upon this liminal space— acts as a disruptor. In this exhibition, seven artists who integrate AI into their practices examine how these boundaries between curator, artist, viewer, and object are shifting in a world where access to creative technology is increasingly widespread.