Online now! – Elaine Hoey’s Prosthetic Knowledge, part of Periodical Review 13—Maslow’s Hammer

Prosthetic Knowledge, an Interactive digital artwork by Elaine Hoey is now available online

Elaine Hoey
Prosthetic Knowledge, 2022
Interactive digital artwork
University College of Cork Art Collection. Commissioned by The Glucksman

This work is an interactive browser-based artwork. For optimal experience of this work, please use a computer with audio enabled. Keyboard and mouse/trackpad are required.
This artwork contains flashing lights.

link: https://www.prosthetic-knowledge.com/

Commissioned by The Glucksman in 2022, Elaine Hoey’s interactive website Prosthetic Knowledge explores themes of violence towards women and contemporary practices of myth-making. Prosthetic Knowledge delves into the myth of Pythia and the Oracle of Delphi, one of the first female Oracles. It reimagines the internet as a sacred space, weaving mythology into today's algorithmic era. From a feminist perspective, it challenges technology's role, addressing gender violence through a modern Oracle lens. As AI issues intensify, the work confronts them by training a model in histories of violence against women. The narratives underscore the importance of prioritising humanity amid technological progress. Hoey is primarily known for her VR artworks, where the journey is a solitary one in an immersive space, Prosthetic Knowledge disrupts that through its hyperaccessibility as an online work.

Selected for Periodical Review 13 by Linda Shevlin