Declan Moore / DIGITAL DAYDREAMS I-IV
DRAW Space is thrilled to announce a digital residency by Declan Moore.
Multidisciplinary artist Declan Moore brings four short films to DRAW Space under the guise of Digital Daydreams I-IV. The films touch on how we as humans interact with our digital selves in a growing techno-cratic world.
Moore intertwines pencil and computer mouse, drawing through technology such as frame interpolation, facial recognition software, and satellite imaging to think through our relationship with the ‘more-than-human’, humans enmeshed in cyberspace.
The films will be looped and projected in the gallery, starting after dark and continuing until dawn, beating the drum of centralised computer time, dredging on after the humans go to sleep.
Save the dates and walk by DRAW Space on Enmore Road on the following evenings:
Sunday 1 and Monday 2 September for Digital Daydreams I
What is a 3D scan? It's a series of images processed by a computer, capturing detailed schematics of the subject that can be downloaded and reproduced anywhere in the world. Imagine taking a physical object and turning it into digital code that can be reassembled halfway across the globe. But what does this mean for us? Why are we so fascinated with scanning our faces? Is it a quest for immortality, a digital doppelgänger, or just an obsession with our own reflections? In a world where selfies reign supreme, perhaps it's a mix of all three.
Sunday 29 and Monday 30 September for Digital Daydreams II
How can my tiny monkey brain compete with the magic that allows computers to process hundreds of thousands of bits of information? These machines can analyse data, solve complex problems, and even beat grandmasters at chess. When you arrange these bits into a linear sequence, well, you get a really long film—a digital tapestry of ones and zeros. But beyond the marvel, how can we use facial recognition technology in a way that isn't terrifying, invasive, and exploitative? Could it become a tool for good, enhancing security without compromising privacy, or will it forever be the stuff of dystopian nightmares?
Sunday 27 and Monday 28 October for Digital Daydreams III
Can we, as a species, truly consider the long-term effects of climate change, given that our lifespans hover around 100 years? How do we begin to think on a planetary scale? Maybe it starts with satellites orbiting above, capturing data on our changing world. A world where technology and nature coexist harmoniously, where sustainable living isn't a choice but a norm. Can we dream big enough to make it happen?
Sunday 24 and Monday 25 November for Digital Daydreams IV
We often think of computers and devices as collections of melted bits of rock that occasionally go beep boop. But could they be more than this? A bloke named Stafford Beer once attempted to create a fully automated cybernetic factory driven by a pool of single-cell swamp organisms. Can this bizarre concept make us rethink our own primordial computer soup? What if the future of computing lies not in silicon and metal, but in the very essence of life itself?
BIO
Declan Moore is a Sydney/Gadigal based artist whose work revolves around how the internet and technology have impacted our visual language. Moving between painting, drawing and video collage Moore sees the pencil and mousepad as intertwined, a reflection on how our own digital and physical worlds are enmeshed. Moore holds an MFA from the National Art School (Sydney).
Daydream I: One and 3D Scans, Declan Moore, video collage, 2024