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Avispish (2022) by Joaquina Salgado is the video presented as part of Pattern, the edition of Digital Video Wall (DVW), an annual project curated by Gemma Fantacci and structured in thematic chapters to promote the dissemination and experimentation of digital art. Avispish is an immersive work that explores the concept of fluid identity and the intersection between the digital body and sensory perception. Created by Joaquina Salgado, the piece unfolds through real-time generated synthetic environments, populated by hybrid entities oscillating between the virtual and the organic. The work is conceived as a continuously evolving audiovisual experience, where luminous textures and iridescent materials evoke a sense of otherness and simultaneous familiarity. Through the use of emerging technologies—such as game engines and interactive environments—Avispish investigates the possibilities of self-construction in the digital realm, offering a reflection on the fusion between physical bodies and synthetic alter egos.
The video is structured into four quadrants, each occupied by an alien-featured individual, engaged in a silent dialogue of observation and listening. Firmly rooted in her interest in experimenting between physical and virtual worlds, Avispish represents an extension of the artist’s ongoing research into self-perception in the age of real-time imagery. The piece invites viewers to immerse themselves in a universe where corporeality dissolves and recomposes continuously, reflecting on the growing interplay between our physical presence and our digital projection.
Joaquina Salgado, originally from Argentina, is a digital artist who combines emerging technologies to create XR experiences, interactive virtual spaces, and audiovisual performances. Her explorations between the physical and dreamlike worlds converge in the creation of synthetic environments through real-time technology, digital sculpture, and photogrammetry, aiming to reflect on human nature, inner programming, and our evolving relationship with machines as interactive mirrors.
Avispish | Joaquina Salgado
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© Joaquina Salgado, Avispish , 2022, video still, courtesy the artist
