We are thrilled to announce that Kara Güt’s unclassifiable video work Lurker1, will be screened at the seventh edition of the Milan Machinima Festival.
The video begins with a statement: “This is an edited version of the last three nights of twitch user Lurker1’s stream made from recordings sent to me by user creep_by_radiohead in late 2019. Both users have since been deactivated. For the full unedited stream, please contact me”. What follows is a documentation of Lurker1 as he practices the any% speedrun of the game Dark Souls III and talks to the sole chat participant creep_by_radiohead.
Kara Güt is an artist living and working in Ohio, specializing in image-based digital media. Her artistic inquiry delves into the contours of human intimacy as shaped by the digital era, exploring themes of constructed detachment from reality and the intricate power dynamics within virtual spaces. Güt’s work has garnered national and international attention, with notable exhibitions at the Hybrid Box in Hellerau European Centre for the Arts, Dresden; Thomas Erben Gallery, New York; and the Singapore Art Museum. She received an MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and she boasts affiliations with institutions such as The Institute for Electronic Arts at Alfred University. Güt’s creative endeavors have also been enriched by residencies at SPACES, Pioneer Works Tech Residency and she has been honored as a 2023 Knight Art + Tech Fellow, marking her a point of reference in the sphere of art, online cultures and technology. Her groundbreaking work Hurt/Comfort was screened at the 2023 edition of the Milan Machinima Festival.
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