random international: fly at moscow biennial

‘fly’ is the most recent project by UK-based art collective random international. on show at the fourth moscow biennial of contemporary art curated by peter weibel, the interactive installation studies the movement of objects and insects together within a confined space. inside a glass vitrine, an abstract representation of a fly is held captive, centrally entrapped by eight cables.  seeking to understand the collective mind,  the ‘insect’ is controlled by an autonomous algorithm which accurately simulates the observed behavior of real flies. 

within a glass vitrine, an abstract representation of a fly is held captive, centrally entrapped by eight cables

a video camera featured on the ‘fly’ moves according to the behavior of the person who enters the room where the installation is located. if several people are present, the camera moves chaotically from one to the other. the project has been commissioned by incubator, an alternative platform that initiates and develop creativity that was founded by rachel verghis, a collector and former banker, and natalie kovacs, a curator. the ‘fly’ is on show in moscow courtesy of galerie diehl berlin / moscow.

the ‘fly’