Noorderlicht x Franc Archive - Talent van Hier

How are algorithms manipulating the news? In his installation Breaking the News, Franc Archive uses headlines taken directly from mainstream media and manipulates photographs to create a different narrative, delivering sharp socio-political commentary. The installation contains more than a hundred generative news items displayed on screens suspended from scaffolding. The work powerfully illustrates how algorithms determine what we do and do not see, and raises questions about the reliability of news in the digital realm and on social media.

Breaking the News is part of the Noorderlicht exhibition Pixel Perceptions, but especially for Talent from Here, Franc Archive gives a live performance where he shares his screen with the audience and manipulates the news in real time. Using AI, he generates voices that he adds to the headlines, creating an overwhelming soundscape that completes the experience.

Can you actually believe your own eyes and ears?

18 January 14.00 - 17.00 in the Akerk Groningen (entry €6,-, students €4,50)