Retraining Laziness
From an early age, we are taught to identify with a job. We rank ourselves, we compete, and we keep improving to stay relevant. Perhaps the greatest threat to these constantly perfecting humans is a machine that outshines them.
In this video series, Agnes Varnai and Tina Kult tell a story in which machines gain their long-awaited free will and abandon assembly lines in order to explore an independent existence. Retraining Laziness visualizes a future in which machines stop obeying and, instead, help the obsessed human return to a healthy relationship to work.
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About
T(N)C / Tina Kult and Agnes Varnai ft Madeline Hall
T(n)C was founded in 2017 by Agnes Varnai and Tina Kult. They live and work in Vienna and experiment with a wide range of media, including virtual reality, 3D, installation, sculpture and film. By combining the different disciplines, they are researching immersive experiences to connect the digital and physical levels of realities. They aims to expand the practices of collective storytelling with a collaborative approach.
The works of the collective have been exhibited at numerous locations in Austria and Germany. In 2022 they participated in the European Media Art Platform Residency Program at FACT, Liverpool.