New tools in photography: from Google to algorithm

Artistic research & group exhibition

New Tools in Photography: From Google to Algorithm posits that a tool is never merely a passive instrument; it is a carrier of cultural and technological meaning that actively reorganises how we work, see, and structure our understanding of the world. Investigating this premise, the project looks at software and algorithms not as neutral utilities, but as active agents in the production of contemporary visual culture.

Whether through Photoshop, networked platforms like Flickr, or machine vision, specific technologies introduce distinct logics to the medium of photography. The project proposes that these tools do not just facilitate image-making – they fundamentally alter the discourse around it. Presented as both a touring exhibition and a special issue of Fotografija magazine, the project gathers artists who engage with these infrastructures to make visible the mechanisms that shape our seeing.

False Positives by Esther Hovers, Nida Art Colony, 2018

Everyone’s Photos Any License by Penelope Umbrico, Nida Art Colony, 2018

Shallow Learning by Aaron Hegert

Zach Norman

Mantas Grigaitis

Participating Artists: Thomas Albdorf, James Bridle, Mantas Grigaitis, Aaron Hegert, Mishka Henner, Esther Hovers, Zach Norman, Erin O’Keefe, Indrė Šerpytytė, Penelope Umbrico.
Essays: Alise Tifentale, Kate Palmer Albers, Ilaria Speri, Roksana Filipowska, Marijana Rayl.
Venues: Nida Art Colony; Vilnius Photography Gallery (2018).

Exhibition poster by Tadas Karpavičius