↑ Artwork: Cristiano Di Martino, Borrowed Time, Earthenware Glazed Ceramic, Steel, 36x46x27cm, 2023

Exhibition WILD UPLOADED, Prequel
Curated by PAI32 team and Ilsa Brittain.

OPENING NIGHT: Thursday, May 1, 6 — 9pm
EXHIBITION DATES: May 1 – 18, 2025
SOUND WAVES PERFORMANCE: May 10th, 2 — 3pm
ARTIST TALK: May 18th, 3pm (Please pre-register to attend www.eventbrite.com)
LOCATION: ASC Gallery, Handbag Factory, Vauxhall, 3 Loughborough St, London SE11 5RB

WILD UPLOADED, Prequel is a multimedia exhibition exploring the convergence of organic life, consciousness, and technological evolution. It challenges the notion of nature and technology as opposing forces, instead presenting them as deeply intertwined systems that shape and redefine each other. As advancements in artificial intelligence, genetic modification, and digital networks accelerate, the exhibition considers how human intervention both disrupts and mirrors natural evolutionary processes.

Inspired by Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass, WILD UPLOADED, Prequel reflects on the idea that intelligence—whether biological or synthetic—emerges through relationships. From the symbiotic networks of fungi to the decentralized logic of machine learning, the exhibition examines how systems evolve through connection, cooperation, and adaptation. It draws on Merlin Sheldrake’s research into fungal intelligence, suggesting that mycelial networks and digital infrastructures operate in strikingly similar ways—both as invisible yet powerful forces shaping their environments.

“All flourishing is mutual.” – Robin Wall Kimmerer

Through installations, sculpture, digital media, and interactive works, the exhibition explores themes of mutation, symbiosis, and emergence, questioning the boundaries between the organic and the synthetic. As Kimmerer writes, “All flourishing is mutual.” WILD UPLOADED, Prequel expands on this idea, asking what it means to exist in an era where biology and technology are no longer distinct but co-evolving.

The exhibition invites viewers to reconsider the role of artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and digital systems as part of a broader ecological narrative—one that extends beyond human agency. Are we uploading intelligence into machines, or are we simply revealing nature’s existing patterns in a new form? By weaving together scientific knowledge, indigenous wisdom, and speculative futures, WILD UPLOADED, Prequel creates a space to reflect on life’s shifting landscapes and our place within them.

Photo by Sergey Novikov @velvia25

FEATURING ARTIST:

Abi Freckleton @abifreckleton
Andrita Yuniza @andritaorb
Cristiano Di Martino @cristianodmartino
Ilsa Brittain @ilsabrittain
Isabella Atkinson-Bradbury @izzyatkinsonbradbury
Juliet Ferguson Rose @julietfergusonrose
Masha Ivanova @mashai_art
Eveleigh Evans @eveleigh_evans
Minye Yue @mingyes_project
Phoebe Corker-Marin @miss.corkermarin
Qibai @qibai_700
Wu Yijia @ikeeabug
Yu Pan @yupan2030

LOCATION: ASC Gallery, Handbag Factory, Vauxhall, 3 Loughborough St, London SE11 5RB