It was the invention of the contemporary Internet in 1989 that marked the beginning of a now never ending evolution of the human condition now called accelerationism. Today it is hard to see ourselves as a separate entity from technology; we consider it a part of us, we’ve assimilated, we’ve unified and it’s been integrated. We have finally figured out a way to live in the anthropocene, but at what cost? We’re Having a Great Time J :-) explores the relationship between algorithmic automation and its quantification of human responses. Through user feedback generated between users and machines, in this case the five pieces (video, installation and sculpture) on display at rockelmann &, the artists have sought to re-appropriate and expose just how all of the time spent URL is affecting us IRL.

Artists: Marija Bozinovska-Jones, Lea Collet&Marios Stamantis, Simone Monsi, Eva Papamargariti and Andrea Williamson.

Curated by: Mattia Giussani and Kat Rickard