Simone C Niquille
Balloons etc.
Artist talk
WED, 13 May 2026 at 3 PM
ALUO / Erjavčeva, Ljubljana
Part of the symposium tactics&practice #17: Becoming Image
Curated by Marco De Mutiis
Balloons etc. is a lecture that presents a research narrative following the construction of computer-generated images. Departing from a balloon, the lecture unfolds through inflated objects, blown-up JPEG images, projected textures and expanded expectations, while questioning the synthetic image’s depiction of the world. The lecture draws from technical sources, popular culture and art history to puncture the promise of synthetic imagery to represent the world wholesale.
THE AUTHOR
Simone C Niquille is a designer and researcher whose work investigates how computation functions as a contemporary optical system. Working with vision technologies such as computer vision, 3D animation, computational photography, and synthetic training datasets, their practice examines how images no longer simply represent the world but actively organise perception, legibility, and reality itself. Engaging these systems from within, Niquille critiques machine learning as a tool for stabilising assumptions and instrumentalising difference, advocating instead for non-binary technological imaginaries. They teach and conduct research across design, architecture, and critical software and are currently a PhD researcher within the ARTILACS graduate school at HFBK Hamburg. Their work has been exhibited and published internationally.
CREDITS
Author: Simone C Niquille
Production of the event:
Aksioma – Institute for Contemporary Art, Ljubljana, 2026
In partnership with:
ALUO – The Academy of Fine Arts and Design of the University of Ljubljana
Part of the symposium tactics&practice #17: Becoming Image
Financial support:
the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, the Municipality of Ljubljana and the Italian Cultural Institute in Ljubljana
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