Can Meeple Escape the Neurophoria? is an exhibition that looks at how our relationship with intelligent technologies, such as AI, is changing. It explores how this shift shapes our sense of self, our ability to make choices, and our connection to machines as we evolve alongside them.
Curated by FACT’s 2025 Curator-in-Residence, Milia Xin Bi, the exhibition draws inspiration from tabletop games, where every player’s decision rewrites the story. In this exhibition, you become the meeple: a human-shaped game piece whose actions have real-world consequences. The artworks invite you to take part, make decisions, and consider how your actions influence our technological future.
Vytas Jankauskas reflects on the climate crisis, human existence and technological development, revealing the pleasure and pain that emerge from their entanglement. Jan Zuiderveld's works challenge our expectations of everyday objects, giving AI a physical form. Joseph Wilk's tabletop game positions play as a form of resistance against the political ideas built into many technologies.
Step into this playful world, test the boundaries and discover the impact of your choices. Together, these artworks ask: in a world shaped by intelligent systems, who makes the next move?
Press Release: Can Meeple Escape the Neurophoria?
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