Immersive Arts Space (ZHdK) / Kamituga | Digital Gold at Prague Quadrennial 2023

“For this occasion of Prague Quadrennial (PQ) Kamituga | Digital Gold was transformed into an installation resembling a gold cube. The sculptural walk-through environment acts as a portal (with the help of giant QR codes) to an online interface that allows visitors to follow the concrete stages of gold extraction and its global entanglement with supply chains, from mines to mobile phones. In this way, a ubiquitous device that itself contains gold and rare minerals provides an insight into the living conditions of artisanal miners, while drawing attention to the many challenges facing the mobile tech industry. The irony of digital gold as an enabler and inhibitor of global privilege is central to the project. Kamituga | Digital Gold is a cooperation between the Immersive Arts Space and the Department of Geography, University of Zurich.”

Scenography: Mariana Vieira, Miguel Grünig

Client: Immersive Arts Space (ZHdK)

Year: 2023