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Discover "For Here Am I Sitting in a Tin Can Far Above the World" in the "Escape" exhibition
For Here Am I Sitting in a Tin Can Far Above the World, by Gala Hernández López With For Here Am I Sitting in a Tin Can Far Above the World, Gala Hernández López presents a documentary on the cryptocurrency market that examines our relationship with the future, dreams, and memory. Through video collages, she highlights the figure of Hal Finney, a pivotal character in Bitcoin's history. The artist showcases this work as part of the exhibition Escape, Digital Generations by by the Institut français.
An Artist with a Diverse Practice
An artist, filmmaker, and researcher, Gala Hernández López works between Paris, Berlin, and Spain. She is a doctoral candidate at the Doctoral School of Aesthetics, Sciences, and Technologies of the Arts (EDESTA, ESTCA Laboratory) at Université Paris 8, where she develops a research-creation project on screen capture as a medium in the post-Internet era. Her multidisciplinary practice spans filmmaking, video installations, performances, and publications. Currently, she is presenting For Here Am I Sitting in a Tin Can Far Above the World in the Escape, Digital Generations exhibition, offered by the Institut français to its cultural network and partners.
A Vision of the Future
Gala Hernández López’s work follows a woman who dreams of a future economic crisis affecting the cryptocurrency market. In this split-screen science-fiction documentary, the artist films tens of thousands of cryogenically frozen individuals hoping for a better future, questioning our relationship with what lies ahead. By exploring the connections between crypto culture and cryogenics, the work unfolds in a nonlinear temporality that mirrors dreams and memory—possibly lost during time travel.
A Journey into Cryptocurrencies
The filmmaker employs collages of YouTube videos, archival footage, and 3D animations to create an immersive experience that delves into the links between financial speculation and science fiction. Throughout the documentary, the extropian and cypherpunk figure Hal Finney, one of the key players in Bitcoin's history, appears in an imaginary conversation that traces fears of the future and revisits the fantasies surrounding cryptocurrencies. This audiovisual journey is dreamlike, poetic, historical, and futuristic.
Presented in the Exhibition "Escape, Digital Generations"
For Here Am I Sitting in a Tin Can Far Above the World is showcased as part of the Escape, Digital Generations exhibition by the Institut français. This event is part of its mission to promote and disseminate French creativity internationally. In this context, the Institut français provides this programming to be offered within its cultural network or at partner cultural venues and events worldwide.
