Project 02

Adam Diller / United States / 2023 / World Premiere / 65 min.

synopsis

Google's data centres are renowned for their size and efficiency, but are also fraught with many questions. Adam Diller tried to penetrate the security fence and answer some of them. In his multimedia project, which in addition to this film includes a book and exhibition, he focused on a data centre in The Dalles, Oregon, built in 2006. Using both his own and archival footage, he uncovers the various layers of power, media and ecology to understand the history of the site and the material and discursive practices we come into contact with daily in our use of the internet.

“The internet that this data center helps produce is changing our relationship with ourselves and everything around us.”

biography

Adam Diller is an American conceptual artist who explores the field of cultural and social ecology throughout his films, sound recordings and installations. He also works as a cinematographer, sound designer and electronic music composer. His work has been exhibited in New York, Berlin and Shanghai.