London-based artist duo dmstfctn explores opaque systems of power through performance, installation, video games and film. Their work often involves audiences directly, inviting them into the 'demystification' of systems by replicating and replaying them, and into their 'remystification' by building worlds, characters and myths atop them.
- next (live)
- ROBOT FESTIVALbologna.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Presenting the interactive AV show 'Waluigi's Purgatory' with Evita Manji
- ROMA EUROPA FESTIVALMATTATOIO, rome.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Presenting the interactive AV show 'Waluigi's Purgatory' with Evita Manji
- SMART LIFE FESTIVALTEATRO S CARLO, modena.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Presenting an exclusive iteration of the AV show 'Waluigi's Purgatory' in Italian
- (talk)
- Kill the Luigi in your headJOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY, rome.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... A talk expanding on 'Waluigi's Purgatory' (2023) together with Evita Manji
- Kill the Luigi in your headJOHN CABOT U, rome..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
- (group show)
- Waluigi's PurgatoryARE YOU FOR REAL.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Exhibiting a series of video excerpts through an interactive, contextual interface
- Decentralised FuturesETOPIA, zaragoza.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Exhibiting a prototype of the onchain multiplayer narrative game 'Fango 1000'
- (press)
- what happens when an AI cheats?DAZED.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... dmstfctn speak to Günseli Yalcinkaya at DAZED about 'Waluigi's Purgatory'
- 2024 (live)
- INDEX BiennialGNRATION, braga
- CRYPTIDS with Gunseli YalcinkayaSONAR+D, barcelona
- CRYPTIDSSONAR+D, barcelona
- Futur.ShockFOLD, london
- Waluigi's PurgatorySERPENTINE×HQI, london
- GOD MODE (ep. 1)MUDAERUK, seoul
- GOD MODE (ep. 1)SYSTEM, shanghai
- (screening)
- NOINDEX: is nothing forever?ICA, london
- SOLO AI AWARDGOLDSMITHS, londonShowing excerpts from 'Waluigi's Purgatory' at SOLO AI's award ceremony
- (press)
- S+T+ARTS nominationARS ELECTRONICA'Godmode Epochs' wins a S+T+ARTS nomination exactly a year after its release
- Networked WorldsWEPRESENT'Waluigi's Purgatory' featured in the latest Wepresent x Wetransfer publication
- dmstfctn & Evita ManjiCOEVAL MAGAZINEdmstfctn and Evita Manji speak to Alasdair Milne about 'Waluigi's Purgatory' (2024)
- conversation with evita & dmstfctnT-MAG
- In conversation with Evita Manji & dmstfctnT-MAG"Ever wondered whether an Artificial Intelligence could have its own desires?"
- (talk)
- bodystackedLCF, londonA talk on the faciality of AI characthers in the 'GOD MODE' series (2022—)
- 2023 (live)
- SemibreveTHEATRO CIRCO, braga
- (talk)
- Autonomous Worlds dayistanbul
- Beyond Cultures of OwnershipSOMERSET HOUSE, london
- Godmode EpochsSERPENTINE, twitch
- dmstfctn plays Godmode EpochsSERPENTINE, twitch'Godmode Epochs' (2023) launch on Serpentine's Twitch with curator Eva Jäger
- AI UK 2023QEII CENTRE, london
- (release)
- Large Lore Models0XPARC
- Large Lore Models0XPARCA speculative tool for narrative building, with Eva Jäger and Alasdair Milne
- Godmode EpochsSTEAMAn AI training game set in an infinite supermarket, time is short, the AI frustrated
- (residency)
- ARTECHOETOPIA, zaragozaBuilding a fully onchain narrative generation game, a.k.a a 'Large Lore Model'
- (press)
- Turret TheorySERPENTINEAlasdair Milne examines the configuration of 'Godmode Epochs' (2023)
- Godmode EpochsALAN TURING INSTITUTEdmstfctn are awarded the 2022 Alan Turing Institute Public Engagement Grant
- dmstfctn investigates contemporary environmentsCLOTAn interview with Christopher Michael on the 'GOD MODE' series (2022—)
- come addestrare una intelligenza artificiale?ARTRIBUNEAn interview in Italian expanding on the vide ogame 'Godmode Epochs' (2023)
- 2022 (live)
- GOD MODE (ep. 1)SERPENTINE, london
- IMPAKT FESTIVALHET HUIS, utrecht
- UNSOUND BUBBLESkraków
- GOD MODE (ep. 1)HQI, london
- (press)
- Artist conversation with dmstfctnIMPAKT TVA live interview on simulation and AI, hosted by Marijn Bril at IMPAKT festival
- 2021 (release)
- ECHO FXKRISIS PUBLISHINGA book and performance about market manipulation on Brexit Referendum night
- ØFLATLINE PRESS/HYPERDUB
- (screening)
- INTERFACE CHAOS ft SKY H1CAFE OTO, london
- (group show)
- NONPLUSULTRABLACKSYNNIKA, frankfurt
- (press)
- Demystification Committee debuts echo fxAQNB"The performance revisits the sociopolitical and economic tumult following Brexit"
- ECHO FXSLEEK"A modern tale, constructed of lies, gorilla advertising bus campaigns and ..."
- REALITY CHECK AHEADCLOT"If the performance was a reaction, the book is a reflection, at 0x speed ..."
- 2020 (live)
- CTM × TRANSMEDIALEBERGHAIN, berlin
- (solo)
- OFFSHORE MATTERSAKSIOMA, ljubljana
- (screening)
- INTERFACE CHAOSFORUM STADTPARK, graz
- (talk)
- Moneylab #8AKSIOMAA panel on works of art that investigate the offshore financial industry
- (press)
- INTERFACE CHAOS ft SKY H1NEROAn interview on the short film 'INTERFACE CHAOS' (2019), including excerpts
- CHASING ILLICIT MONEYNEW YORK TIMES"A group of artists began a project to show how money could be moved offshore"
- 2019 (live)
- DESIGNING TIMEDESIGN MUSEUM, london
- (solo)
- NETWORK ENSEMBLEGLUQBAR, milan
- (group show)
- A SCHOOL OF SCHOOLSC-MINE, genk
- PORTO DESIGN BIENNIALETRINDADE, porto
- A SCHOOL OF SCHOOLSLUMA, arles
- (screening)
- Ø.29CORSICA STUDIOS, london
- PORTO DESIGN BIENNIALECAMPO 24 DE AGOSTO, porto
- INTERFACE CHAOSTRUST, berlin
- INTERFACE CHAOSEVENING CLASS, london
- (release)
- Flash DemonsMILLE PLATEAUXAudiovisual genealogy of financial algorithmic collapse, limited editon USB
- 2018 (live)
- transmediale face valueHKW, berlin
- Borderline FestivalONASSIS, athens
- Borderline FestivalONASSIS STEGI, athens"Approach from West India Quay, see what corpses sprouted on the Isle of Dead"
- Radical NetworksSPEKTRUM, berlin
- (group show)
- 4th Design BiennialARTER, istanbul
- 4th Istanbul Design BIENNIALARTER, istanbul
- transmediale face valueHKW, berlin
- Situation #111FOTOMUSEUM, winterthur
- (talk)
- Automated LandsNEW INSTITUTE, rotterdam
- Automated LandscapesHET NIEUWE INSTITUUT, rotterdamA presentation of the 'Offshore Investigation Vehicle' project (2017-18)
- transmediale face valueHKW, berlinA presentation of the 'Offshore Investigation Vehicle' project (2017-18)
- IMPAKT FestivalHET HUIS, utrechtA talk on sonic work, part of the panel "Algorithms And Financial Speculation"
- MoneyLab #4SOMERSET HOUSE, londonA presentation of the 'Offshore Investigation Vehicle' project (2017-18)
- Alt-AgeDESIGN MUSEUM, london
- (release)
- A DAY IN THE LIFE OFSCHLOSS-POST"The phone on the cafe table buzzes: Graham. Mark sighs. Graham is a prick"
- The Offshore EconomistRizosfera"You are alone on a dusty desert road... You have just run out of water....."
- (press)
- Buon Paradiso Fiscale a TuttiNEROAn interview in Italian expanding on 'Offshore Investigation Vehicle' (2017-18)
- 2017 (talk)
- the influencersCCCB, barcelona
- (residency)
- Vilem Flusser ResidencyTRANSMEDIALE, berlin
- (release)
- SELECTED NETWORK STUDIESNUKFMAV experiments with wireless network infrastructure, limited edition SD card