EBB in collaboration with Tony Oursler Me Time #2 – Sibyl
Parc des Ateliers
The Tower
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Initiated by Neïl Beloufa, EBB invites artists, authors, and filmmakers to experiment with the technologies that shape our digital lives in today’s attention economy.
Along a digital and physical infrastructure network in the Parc des Ateliers and The Tower, unfolding storylines transform the visit to LUMA Arles into a self-directed narrative journey. Me Time leads to an interactive and immersive projection room manifesting the viewer’s imagination in distorted and unpredictable ways.
As part of a long-term research interest on the use of innovation in the service of artists’ visions, Me Time showcases technologies such as generative AI, data privacy, recommendation algorithms, and information personalization, making them accessible and actionable. Taking the form of a gamified experience, this project provides a space for ongoing experimental cultural production and a generative, artist-led use of technologies.
Tony Oursler: Sibyl
For this second edition, titled Sibyl Tony Oursler (USA, 1957) summons an ever-evolving oracle that fuses future predictions, conspiracy theories, and Provençal mythologies. Halfway between arcade attraction and uncanny apparition, this spectral clairvoyant reads individually tailored prophecies, oscillating perspectives from current scientific speculation to historical occult phenomena. By harnessing the capacity of artificial intelligence to generate these complex, intertwined narratives, Oursler critically examines the role of technology in the construction of contemporary belief systems, magical thinking, and their aesthetic tropes.
Personalized, unique edition prints by Tony Oursler are available for purchase at the LUMA Arles boutique, Level -2.
Tony Oursler
Tony Oursler lives and works in New York. Born in 1957, he graduated from the California Institute of the Arts and collaborated on early works with artists such as Mike Kelley.
His museum exhibitions include Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2014); Pinchuk Art Centre, Kiev (2013); ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Denmark (2012); Helsinki City Art Museum, Finland, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (2005); Kunsthaus Bregenz (2001); Whitney Museum, New York (2000) and Kunstverein Hannover, Germany (1998). In addition to participating in prestigious group exhibitions such as Documenta VIII and IX, Oursler’s work is included in many public collections worldwide, including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Museum of Modern Art, New York; National Museum of Osaka, Japan; Tate Gallery, London; Van Abbemuseum.
EBB
EBB is a hybrid studio that combines technology and creativity, explores new ways of transformation, and shapes multidisciplinary projects to innovatively engage audiences and stimulate cultural innovation. Founded by Neïl Beloufa and led by a cross-disciplinary team of artists, curators, researchers, and developers, EBB is dedicated to creating interactive, immersive, and multimedia experiences that are distinctive in their formats, content, and techniques. At the same time, EBB supports educational initiatives, giving young people from diverse backgrounds access to culture and technology.
Portrait of Neïl Beloufa in the exhibition Me Time, 2024, The Tower, Studio 1, Level 1, Parc des Ateliers, LUMA Arles, France. © Victor & Simon - Joana Luz
Neïl Beloufa
Neïl Beloufa (b. 1985, Paris) is a Franco-Algerian artist who lives and works in Paris. Through his multidisciplinary practice, he explores the issues associated with the interaction between art and technology. Nominated for the Prix Marcel-Duchamp in 2015, his work has been the subject of monographic exhibitions in France and abroad, including at K11 (Shanghai), MoMA (New York), the Institute of Contemporary Arts (London), the Hammer Museum (Los Angeles), Palais de Tokyo (Paris), Pirelli HangarBicocca (Milan), and Secession (Vienna). He took part in the Lyon Biennial of Contemporary Art in 2013, the Shanghai Biennale of Contemporary Art in 2014, and the Venice Biennale in 2013 and 2019.