EPHEMERAL CREATURES

A forgotten lab reconstructs memories, redesigning dreams to navigate the maze of memory. It transcends the material world, assembling creatures from fragmented body parts to surpass humanity. Memory shapes identity, forming shifting narratives of self. It is fluid, altering over time. Within this dream system, body parts emerge and transform, tied to memory’s constant reconfiguration. Dynamic spaces in flux generate assemblages of shifting forms. The lab, lost in time, manipulates memory and attention, forging new bodies in a perpetual cycle of becoming. In this abandoned space of nightmares, dream assemblages shape possible worlds, where fragmented forms arise through the ceaseless interplay of memory and perception.

Valentina Farantouri _machines_of_desire
Machines of Desire is a multidisciplinary artistic practice explored by Valentina Farantouri about the intersections of speculative thought, digital media, and architectural experimentation. Her work navigates the uncanny, where machines are not mere tools but autonomous entities with their own evolving syntax—blurring the boundaries between the organic and the synthetic. Her immersive installations, unravel fluid material systems, emergent life forms, and shifting ontological landscapes. By exposing the logic of desire as a means of evolution, she constructs parallel realities where matter, memory, and technology exist in perpetual transformation.