NULL∕BYTE∕INJECTION

    The exhibition addresses the retroactive effects of digital images and screen culture on the human self. It explores both the ontology of the digital and the idea that digital technologies mediate the world in such a way that our perception of the self, the world, and the environment forever changes. And, conversely, look at the active, open, and plastic ways that the self experiences and shapes the digital world, further exploring the anxieties and hopefulness of our time. Formulated so openly that it can be both a serious:laconic and playful side note on how our surrender to the digital reshaped our practice of waiting, our interactions with one another, and with the natural world.    

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Online: 1 November - 31 March 2024 ∕ ∕ ∕ +1 new artist every week ∕ ∕ ∕
Selected artists: Arno Beck • Pelle Cass • Julian Hespenheide • Kim Asendorf • AERTIME • Ellen Dynebrink • Matei Bogdan • Juanna Pedro • Kou Yamamoto • Han Gao • Doopiidoo • Beniamin Popescu • Tilly Huff • Geraldine Ruzicka • Telsa Pollard • Chalice Abbot • Oa Lili Kerr • Danko Cvetinec • Lexine Blum • Taniel Kukka • Marco Barr • Lovro Briem • Sofia Serra • Flavio Di Fiore • Stella Fabbri • Roberto Sorrentino • Petro Bondarenko • Bruno Khan • Alexandru Daniel Florea • Callie Kelly • Brogan Todd • Enzo Bonilla    

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0x00 - It is the hexadecimal notation for the null character terminator, a byte with all bits set to 0. The original meaning of this character was NOOP (No Operation) — when sent to a printer or a terminal, it has no effect. Back when electromechanical printers were used as computer output devices, one or more null characters were sent at the end of each printed line to allow time for the mechanism to return to the first printing position on the next line. Today, the character has much more significance in the programming language C, where it signifies the end of a string. In some cases, it creates a vulnerability known as null byte injection that can lead to a security exploit.

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