Dasha Ilina: Hi NSA, and welcome to my crib

As part of the ongoing exhibition program by Drugo more at Galerija Filodrammatica (Korzo 28/1, Rijeka), digital artist Dasha Ilina will present her solo exhibition Hi NSA, and welcome to my crib to the Rijeka audience from May 8 to 29.
Dasha Ilina is a Russian techno-critical artist based in Paris, France. Through the employment of low-tech and DIY approaches, her work questions the desire to incorporate modern technology into our daily lives by highlighting the implications of actually doing so.

Inspired by the famous 2000s MTV show “Cribs,” the exhibition takes its title from the line that virtually every celebrity on the show said when welcoming the MTV camera crew into their lavish homes – “Hi MTV, and welcome to my crib.” The TV crew here is replaced by the omnipresent technologies of surveillance capitalism, and therefore tactically renamed for the digital age: “Hi NSA, and welcome to my crib,” also a nod to the widespread meme of having a personal government agent spying on you.On Thursday, May 8 at 7 PM, the artist will give a talk about her artistic practice titled ‘Inside the Infinite Office’, followed by the exhibition opening at 8 PM. After the opening, the exhibition can be visited during regular gallery hours: Monday to Friday from 11 AM to 1 PM and from 5 PM to 8 PM, and on Saturdays from 5 PM to 8 PM. Admission is free