Suzanne Treister : HEXEN2.0/Literature

16 Mar-12 May 2012

Overview

An expansive investigation into the interwoven histories of government control systems, behavioural theory, scientific and technological discovery and countercultural movements, and diverse philosophical, literary and political responses to advances in technology. HEXEN 2.0/Literature is the 'bibliographical' component of HEXEN 2.0, represented through a series of beautifully detailed drawings of reversed book covers, exhibited here for the first time. These key texts act as portals into Treister's intricate and highly energised research into actual events, people, histories and scientific projections of the future. The exhibition also includes a continuous screening programme of videos relating to HEXEN 2.0's precursor, HEXEN 2039, which imagined new technologies for psychological warfare through exploring links between the military and the paranormal.