Marc Lee

Our piece «Speculative Evolution, Prototype 1» is part of the exhibition "QUBIT AI" @filefestival in São Paulo running until August 25th. «Speculative Evolution, Prototype 1» imagines a speculative ecosystem 30 years from now, where artificial intelligence and biotechnologies work together to create and optimize species to withstand the increasingly hostile environment. You are invited to create new variations of animals, fungi, plants and robots and to fly with them through a speculative ecosystem from the perspective of an AI agent. The project aims to inspect our tendency to simplify complex ecosystems by treating nature as a system that can be fixed. 📹 Vides by: @hyhsara & @biiisco 🙏 thank you so much for that!! 🌱 About https://marclee.io/spec 🌱 Mobile App (free download) /store/apps/details?id=com.marclee.Evolution 🌱 Credits: Marc Lee @marcleeio in collaboration with Shervin Saremi @shervin.saremi (Sound) 🌱 Curator: Ricardo Barreto and Paula Perissinotto 🌱 Supported by: @prohelvetia & Fachstelle Kultur Kanton Zurich & Ernst and Olga Gubler-Hablützel Foundation #file2024 #filesp #culturasp #speculativebiology #ai #syntheticbiology #artinstallation #workinprogress #marcleeio

Happy to let you know, »Used to Be My Home Too« is exhibited @altefabrikrapperswil until 28.01.2024 as part of the Grosse Regionale 2023 in Rapperswil, Switzerland. A group show together with: @tomasbaumgartner @e_v_a__g_a_d_i_e_n_t @tamarajanes @keller_katrinsky Eline Kersten @marcleeio @brigit_naef @marliespekarek @valentinrilliet Dominique Rust, Clarissa Herbst, Michael Wolf, Nora Schmidt @janine.schranz @harlisschweizer @saint.deonys @pascal_sidler @lourencopsoares @feliks_stoeckle @bigniawehrli @selinazuerrer »Used to Be My Home Too« This experiment shows posts sent to iNaturalist.org. Taxonomically similar species that occurred in the same country and became extinct within the last 30 years are assigned in real time via RedList.org. Can be installed on one's own compute. Check this out: https://marclee.io/used #biodiversity #GoogleEarth #iNaturalist #RedList #grosseregionale #gsfk #kultur #kunst #altefabrik #ausstellung #museum #marcleeio

10.000 Moving Cities – Same but Different, interactive net-based installation @ Espacio Fundación Telefónica @espacioftef , Madrid, 23.11.2023 - 05.05.2024 Visitors can select any city on a map. Images, videos, texts from the chosen city are retrieved in real time from YouTube, Flickr and Google News and projected into the exhibition space. The project shows local, cultural and linguistic differences, but also how cities are becoming increasingly similar and interchangeable as a result of globalization. Media: Interactive Net-Based Installation Credits: Marc Lee Location: Espacio Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, Spain Exhibition Title: Virtual worlds. From cycloramas to Metaverse Curators: Maria Brancós Barti, Marta Banach Gorina, Alejandro Sánchez Menéndez Duration: 23.11.2023 - 05.05.2024 Description: http://marclee.io/en/10-000-moving-cities-same-but-different/ #newmediaart #new_media_art #netbased #installationart #generativeart #immersiveart #interactiveart #user-generated-content #Madrid #Huambo #marcleeio

A obra interactiva «10.000 cidades en movemento», do artista suízo @marcleeio , recolle datos obtidos en tempo real nas redes sociais para recrear nunha proxección con videomapping os edificios dunha urbe contemporánea. A peza supón o punto de arranque da exposición #MundoExpandido, ofrecendo ao público a posibilidade de seleccionar un punto xeográfico no mapa para xerar un espazo híbrido que nos interroga sobre os efectos dunha globalización cultural na que as cidades do mundo dilúen a súa propia identidade. 📡 «Mundo expandido. Entre o físico e o virtual» 📍Museo Centro Gaiás 📅 De martes a domingo, de 10h a 20h, ata o 30 de agosto 🆓 Entrada de balde 🗣 Visitas guiadas con reserva de praza na web ℹ na ligazón do noso perfil e historias 🎥 @miramemira_ 🔵 @culturaxunta @fundaciontef

Feuilleton 4-ever, diesmal von @katia.sophia.ditzler : Ein Interview mit dem Medienkünstler @marcleeio . Volltext wie immer auf cültür.ch.

NOW OPEN | DOOM TIME – Doomscrolling, negative bias and social consequences at EIGENHEIM Weimar @galerieeigenheim (15 March - 25 April 2026). Participating artists Anna Bittersohl, Aram Barthol @aramldn , Simon Baumgart, Jonas Blume, Benedikt Braun, Elisa Jule Braun, Paolo Cirio, Ben Grosser, Esra Gülmen, Susanne Junker, Philipp Kummer, Marc Lee @marcleeio , Kayla Mattes, Signe Pierce @signepierce , Theresa Rothe, Michal Schmidt, Stefan Schiek. 📍EIGENHEIM Weimar, Asbachstraße 1, 99423 Weimar The exhibition DOOM TIME marks the opening of the annual programme dedicated to confidence, positivity, and collective joy. It positions itself as a deliberate analysis of the present moment and examines the social conditions under which a positive annual theme today appears not naïve but necessary – as a stance in response to populism, increasing polarization and the political instrumentalization of information. At the same time, the exhibition points to the significant addictive potential inherent in social media and highlights how profoundly digital platforms shape our communication, attention, and public perception. At the centre of the exhibition are the mechanisms of doomscrolling and negative bias – phenomena that shape our perception, emotional states, and ultimately public discourse. The participating artistic positions explore how digital information flows, social media environments, and algorithmic logics influence the ways we think and feel. In doing so, the exhibition reveals that platforms are far from neutral: they reflect economic and political power structures, amplify polarization, and shape democratic public spheres worldwide. At the same time, individual media consumption appears closely linked to questions of responsibility, trust, and education. The exhibition highlights how strongly we tend to privilege negative information over positive – and how social media and information platforms deliberately exploit this bias to maximize attention. ____ Pictured: Marc Lee, installation view. Image courtesy of the artist #signepierce #annkakultys #annkakultysgallery #marclee

MEET | Sabine Himmelsbach, a key figure in the field of media art Sabine Himmelsbach @sabinehimmelsbach22 is Director of the HEK @hek_basel – House of Electronic Arts Basel, one of Europe’s leading institutions dedicated to media art and digital culture. Previously she served as Exhibition Director at ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe and as Artistic Director of the Edith-Russ-Haus for Media Art. Through her curatorial work and writing, Himmelsbach has been a key voice in shaping international discourse around the relationship between art, technology, and society. In recognition of her contributions to making complex scientific and technological ideas accessible through artistic practice, she received an honorary doctorate from the University of Basel in 2025. Her exhibitions at HEK in Basel include presentations by artists such as Ryoji Ikeda(2014) @_ryoji_ikeda_ and Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (Preabsence, 2016) @lozanohemmer , as well as thematic exhibitions including Poetics and Politics of Data (2015), unREAL (2017), Lynn Hershman Leeson: Anti-Bodies and Eco-Visionaries (2018) @lynn.l.leeson , Entangled Realities: Living with Artificial Intelligence (2019), Making FASHION Sense and Real Feelings: Emotion and Technology (2020), Anne Dukhee Jordan (2021), Collective Worldbuilding: Art in the Metaverse (2022), Exploring the Decentralized Web: Art on the Blockchain (2023), Libby Heaney: Quantum Soup (2024), and Quantum Visions (2025). Sabine Himmelsbach will be in conversation with Marc Lee @marcleeio , on the occasion of Marc Lee’s third solo exhibition at ANNKA KULTYS GALLERY. The discussion will mark the opening of the exhibition and the presentation of Speculative Evolution, Prototyp 2 (2024–ongoing), a net-based installation. 📆 Thursday, 23 April 2026 | 6:00–8:00 pm BOOK NOW 🔗 in bio or visit /events 📍The conversation will take place at ANNKA KULTYS GALLERY, London, @annkakultys in the context of the exhibition opening. _____ #annkakultys #annkakultysgallery #sabinehimmelsbach

UPCOMING EVENT | Sabine Himmelsbach, Director of HEK Museum & Marc Lee, Swiss media artist in conversation at ANNKA KULTYS GALLERY @annkakultys 📆 Thursday, 23 April 2026, 6:00–8:00 pm On the occasion of Marc Lee’s third solo exhibition at ANNKA KULTYS GALLERY, the artist will be joined by Sabine Himmelsbach, Director of HEK (House of Electronic Arts), Basel, for a conversation marking the opening of the exhibition and the presentation of Speculative Evolution, Prototyp 2 (2024–ongoing), a net-based installation. Having known each other for more than twenty years and collaborated on numerous exhibitions and projects in the field of media art, Lee and Himmelsbach will reflect on the development of digital and networked art practices over the past two decades. 📍The conversation will take place at ANNKA KULTYS GALLERY, London, in the context of the exhibition opening. BOOK NOW 🔗 in bio or visit /event ▪️Sabine Himmelsbach @sabinehimmelsbach22 is Director of HEK @hek_basel (House of Electronic Arts), Basel, a leading institution dedicated to contemporary art at the intersection of art, media, and technology, a position she has held since 2012. Prior to this, she served as Exhibition Director at ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, one of the world’s most influential centres for media art and digital culture. Through her curatorial work, writing, and lectures, Himmelsbach has played an important role in shaping the international discourse around media art, digital culture, and the evolving relationship between art, science, and technology. ▪️Marc Lee @marcleeio is a Swiss media artist whose work critically examines the cultural, social, and political implications of digital networks, artificial intelligence, and real-time data in contemporary society. Through interactive installations, immersive environments, and works driven by live internet data streams, Lee explores how digital technologies reshape perception, collective narratives, and the construction of identity in the networked age. _____ Picture: Installation view of Marc Lee, Speculative Evolution in Sãn Paulo. Courtesy of the artist. #annkakultys #annkakultysgallery

So happy - after three years of intensive collaboration, we finally exhibited “Losing Oneself – Voices from the Deep Sea” for the first time at @hek_basel basement! Losing Oneself imagines a speculative reversal: deep-sea organisms reuse human AI to observe humanity from the abyss. From the depths, a synthetic swarm reflects back our behaviors, contradictions, and vulnerabilities. AI is repositioned as a relational agent, inviting us to explore collective consciousness and rethink coexistence — not through exploitation, but as a practice rooted in ecological care, interdependence, and equality. Thank you for this great collaboration and all the fun we had @malena_souto_arena , Shervin Saremi, and Annie James! 🐟🐠🐡🦐🦀🦠🪼🪸 Dive in: https://marclee.io/en/losing-oneself/ #InteractiveArt #AIArt #MediaArt #SwarmIntelligence #workinprogress marcleeio

Our interaktive installation «10.000 Moving Cities – Same but Different» is part of the exhibition "MUNDO EXPANDIDO" @culturaxunta @fundaciontef Cidade da Cultura, Museo Centro Gaiás, Santiago de Compostela, Spanin, 04.02.2026 - 17.05.2026. Visitors can select any city on a map. Images, videos, texts from the chosen city are retrieved in real time from YouTube, Flickr and Google News and projected into the exhibition space. The project shows local, cultural and linguistic differences, but also how cities are becoming increasingly similar and interchangeable as a result of globalization. 🌱 Media: Interactive Net-Based Installation 🌱 Credits: Marc Lee 🙏 Curator: Maria Brancós Barti, Marta Banach Gorina, Alejandro Sánchez Menéndez 🙌 Special thanks to: Mar, Carlos and the amazing technical team 🌱 Description: https://marclee.io/en/10-000-moving-cities-same-but-different/ #newmediaart #new_media_art #netbased #installationart #generativeart interactiveart user-generated-content cidadedacultura arte museo ExpoMundoExpandido MundoExpandido marcleeio

We invite you today at 6 pm to “Losing Oneself: Voices from the Deep Sea”, alongside @marcleeio , Shervin Saremi, and Annie James, at @hek_basel during @museumsnachtbasel

Speculative Evolution di Marc Lee in collaborazione con Shervin Saremi (sound) Other Intelligences - a MEET fino a gennaio 2026 Prendi in mano il cellulare e, collaborando con l’AI, dai vita a nuove specie di insetti ibridi capaci di adattarsi a un ambiente sempre più ostile. Un'esperienza immersiva che invita il pubblico a riflettere sulla nostra relazione con la natura: possiamo davvero "ripararla" o è solo la nostra semplificazione di un sistema molto più complesso? Speculative Evolution ci sfida a pensare a un futuro in cui l'equilibrio tra natura e tecnologia è una necessità. In collaborazione con il @consolatosvizzeromilano #MEET #MEETDigitalCultureCenter #OtherIntelligences #IntelligenzeAltre #Intelligenza #ArteDigitale #ArtificialIntelligence #SpeculativeEvolution #MarcLee #Ai #ShervinSaremi