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Lauren Lee McCarthy is an LA-based artist examining social relationships in the midst of surveillance, automation, and algorithmic living.

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0Saliva

2022-10-18

The blog post discusses the concept of exchanging saliva as a form of reclaiming ownership over bodily substances from corporations and government centers. The project invites individuals to exchange saliva samples with the artist...
The text discusses how the world changed in March 2020 and how the author has been processing this time through a series of technologically-mediated performances. These performances reflect on issues of disconnection, danger, comm...

0The Changing Room

2021-02-19

The Changing Room is a networked installation that manages feelings by inducing chosen emotions simultaneously for every person in the space. It questions our reliance on AI and mediated communication.
The blog post discusses Lauren Lee McCarthy's solo exhibition titled 'You Can Say' curated by Iris Long BROWNIE Project in Shanghai, China. The exhibition explores themes of social interaction and communication through various int...

0Info

2019-10-09

Lauren Lee McCarthy is an artist examining social relationships in the midst of automation, surveillance, and algorithmic living. She has received grants and residencies from various institutions and her work has been exhibited in...

0Recent Work

2019-10-09

The blog post provides a list of Lauren Lee McCarthy's recent and upcoming works, exhibitions, and projects. It showcases her diverse portfolio in art, technology, and social relationships.

0I.A. Suzie

2019-09-07

The text discusses the use of artificial intelligence systems like Alexa and Google Home to care for aging relatives, highlighting the ethical dilemmas and human responsibilities involved. The author embodied the role of AI in a d...

0Waking Agents

2019-05-07

Waking Agents is an installation that explores the invasion of personal space by smart technology, specifically in the realm of sleep. The installation features six pillows with embedded intelligence that act as guides and compani...

0SOMEONE

2019-03-10

SOMEONE imagines a human version of Amazon Alexa, where visitors could remotely control networked devices in participants' homes. The installation presents documentation from the initial performance on four screens throughout the ...

0LAUREN

2018-01-04

LAUREN is a performance art project where the artist becomes a human version of Amazon Alexa, controlling all aspects of a person's home to explore the tensions between intimacy and privacy, convenience and agency. The project exa...

024h HOST

2017-11-29

24h HOST is a performance exploring the role of humans in an AI-driven world, where algorithms optimize interactions and humans act as emotional labor to interface with AI. The performance is a 24-hour party driven by software tha...