Eden

SPECULUM, a work created by the Dutch collective SMACK, is a triptych made up of Eden, Paradise, and Hell, which rigorously transfers Bosch’s masterpiece to the 21st century. Eden is a pastel landscape of invasive technologies. In this cloying, prefabricated paradise, technology masquerades as nature. SMACK is a collective formed by Ton Meijdam (Geldermalsen, Netherlands, 1973), Thom Snels (Tilburg, Netherlands, 1978), and Béla Zsigmond (Budapest, Hungary, 1975). This artistic collective uses 3D animation to create figurative videos that explore collective behaviour, digital identity, surveillance culture and the omnipresence of brands.