”In the 1990s, digital worlds were often thought of as disconnected from reality: on one side, the real and tangible. On theother, the virtual, seen as mere entertainment, with no ecological or political implications. With the spread of images generated by artificial intelligence, our shared social values being questioned, and our digital communication being exploited by platform capitalism, it is clear that ”virtual“ images have become political. In the context of a generic visual culture, it is crucial to rethink our relationship with images. Pascal Greco’s work is part of this process, shifting the focus from realism to sensibility. Through in-game photography, he explores the tension between the real and the virtual, questioning contemporary visual culture and our capacity to act. Considering the human being as a sensitive interface, his work rejects a technological vision of images in favour of a more subjective experience. By photographing video game landscapes, he questions the boundary between the real and the virtual and proposes a return to an ecology of attention and sensibility, an essential condition for rethinking our relationship with the world.”
Claus Gunti