Exhibition by three North West artists, members of FACT's Studio/Lab, that uses film, animation and interactive works to explore how the internet reshapes identity.
FACT is hosting How Does The Internet Shape Who We Are?, an exhibition by three emerging artists that looks at what it's like to exist online. It's also titled BRB, after the 'be right back' abbreviation that became a staple of early messaging platforms when you needed to step away from the screen for a bit. The title sets the tone: it's about that constant, flickering movement between our digital lives and the real world.
The three artists are all based in the North West and are members of FACT's Studio/Lab, the centre's production and research space that supports artists working with emerging technologies. They're bringing together film, animation and interactive artworks to examine how the internet is reshaping identity and the emotional and psychological toll of living online. It opens at a moment when algorithmic feeds and digital personas increasingly shape how we understand ourselves, so the work hits close to home for anyone who spends a fair bit of their day scrolling.
Because the show pulls from three different practices, you'll find a mix of things to look at rather than just one thing on the wall. There's film and animation to watch, and interactive pieces that you can actually engage with, so it's more of a walk-through experience than a traditional gallery show. The focus stays on that intersection of technology and the self—how the tools we use every day end up changing how we see ourselves.
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It's all at FACT in Liverpool, and since it's a group show from the Studio/Lab, it's a good chance to see what's coming out of the centre's own research space. If you're interested in how the digital world is rubbing off on the rest of us, this is one to keep on your radar.
