Fragmentation Museum

Nina Davies — Image Syncers

When bodies imitate synthetic images, who choreographs whom? In Image Syncers (2025), Nina Davies invents a community trying to resemble AI’s visual anomalies. Video, objects and performance turn this imitation into an investigation of the gestures platforms teach us. The film takes the form of a fictional podcast, not a documentary interview. The project, extended…

Image Syncers à Western Front : écran relayant les interprètes, visibles dans la salle voisine avec un éclairage annulaire.

Nina Davies — Image Syncers [Performance], 2026. Photo : Rachel Topham Photography. Courtesy artist and Western Front. Source : Ars Electronica Archive.

When bodies imitate synthetic images, who choreographs whom? In Image Syncers (2025), Nina Davies invents a community trying to resemble AI’s visual anomalies. Video, objects and performance turn this imitation into an investigation of the gestures platforms teach us. The film takes the form of a fictional podcast, not a documentary interview. The project, extended through performance in 2026, received an Honorary Mention at Prix Ars Electronica 2026.