Wake Windows: The Witching Hour

Description

Step into *Wake Windows: The Witching Hour*, an immersive digital exhibition curated by Rea McNamara for the MacKenzie Art Gallery, running from May 9 to August 7, 2024 at WakeWindows.art. Guided by a defiant AI chatbot, this interactive experience unfolds across animations, machinimas, VR environments, and dynamic narratives created by artists who are also parents, caregivers, or educators. Featuring works by Claudia Cornwall, Alejandra Higuera with Magnolia Higuera, Faith Holland alongside Ben Bogart and Hildegard Holland Watter, Wednesday Kim, Lauren Lee McCarthy, Rory Scott, Skawennati, and Rodell Warner, the exhibition explores maternal world-building and the evolving ties between caregiving and artificial intelligence. It reveals the unseen labor of mothering by drawing from public databases and "living archives," highlighting how care responsibilities reshape artistic practice. Part of the MacKenzie's DETAIL initiative, *Wake Windows: The Witching Hour* reimagines how art is presented in digital spaces. Explore the exhibition and.