Fata Morgana (don't Buy and Timur Nugmanov)
Video, 2023
About the artwork
The video art project "Fata Morgana" by artists Daily Timur Nugmanov and don't Buy is a powerful visual narrative divided into two parts, each addressing different aspects of human experience and interaction with technology.
Sound design by Timur Nugmanov and don't Buy
Audio explanation
Listen to don't Buy and Timur Nugmanov discuss this work.
Don't Buy (b. 1997) is a visual artist who creates digital paintings and GIFs using artificial intelligence technology. In his work he addresses the aesthetics of retro digital windows and interfaces, reflecting on the theme of digital reality - endlessly appearing windows on top of AI images disrupting it and at the same time merging into a single statement.
Timur Nugmanov was born in 1986 in Moscow.He studied at the Medical Institute, the Jazz college, and several visual arts and management courses. Since 2017 he has exhibited at Superchief gallery (LA, USA), NFT Paris (Tezos) (France), Nagornaya gallery (Moscow, Russia) and the Regional Museum Aktobe (Aktobe, Kazakhstan).