Connecting to peers 

Artists:
Cristina Cochior
Mona Vătămanu & Florin Tudor
Geo Barcan
Cezar Mocan

Curator:
Flaviu Rogojan

What does it mean to be “connected online” in an increasingly fragmented digital world?

The exhibition Connecting to peers opens a conversation about online communities and explores the ways we imagine networks.

More than just technologies, we often understand networks as metaphorical spaces we inhabit. As private zones or public forums, highways or dark forests, the way we imagine these spaces shapes not only our perceptions, but also policies, regulations, infrastructure design, and our behavior within the network.

The exhibition works offer critical and speculative perspectives on networks and infrastructures — from grassroots infrastructures and early Web2.0 ideals to imagined futures with decentralized, organic, inclusive, and ecological networks.

The title of the exhibition is inspired by torrenting software: connecting to peers is the first essential step in downloading content in a peer-to-peer environment, from one user to another, from one peer to another.

Who are our “peers” today? And who will they be tomorrow?
What kinds of connections are still possible between us?

​​The project is co-funded by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. The project does not necessarily represent the position of the National Cultural Fund Administration. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or how the results of the project may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the beneficiary of the funding.