Join us for the closing event of (This room is a sculpture called) PROPHECY, Auriea Harvey’s solo exhibition at arebyte Digital Art Centre.
In this online talk, pioneering digital artist Auriea Harvey will offer an intimate look into the inspirations and research behind her latest body of work. She will unpack the key ideas, narratives, and symbolic systems that shape the exhibition, revealing how spirituality and technology intertwine throughout her practice. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A with curator Pita Arreola, exploring the artistic and technological challenges of developing storytelling utilising emerging technologies.
In PROPHECY, Harvey constructs an immersive system that cross-pollinates figures from the Catholic faith with epic narratives drawn from Greek mythology. As a result, the exhibition unfolds as a mythic technological infrastructure, forming a constellation of interconnected digital artworks that echo the spatial language of religious architecture. This arrangement, along with the presence of saintly figures in the galleries, seeks to evoke a moment of introspective reflection in the audience. Through this composition, Harvey presents the virtues and flaws that characterise a society ruled by technological frameworks, and invites us to explore the potential of spirituality and collective human action to emancipate oneself from algorithmic control.
These are the final weeks to experience (This room is a sculpture called) PROPHECY, the exhibition closes on 1 March 2026.
ARTIST BIO
Auriea Harvey is a Rome-based digital pioneer whose practice materialises virtual elements into physical reality. From her groundbreaking Internet art roots to 3D scanning and printing processes, she creates sculpture, software and installations that navigate between digital and tangible worlds. Her art historical influenced, technology-driven approach reimagines mythology, bodily transformation, and figurative traditions.
CURATOR BIO
Pita Arreola is Head of Programmes at arebyte Digital Art Centre, in London, and the Co-Founder of Off Site Project, a curatorial platform dedicated to support new media talent. Since 2017, Pita has worked with over 200 artists from across the globe developing experimental projects that critically explore the social impact of emerging technologies. From 2021-2024, she was Curator of Digital Art at the Victoria and Albert Museum. She is also co-editor of Digital Art:1960s-Now (V&A, Thames & Hudson, 2024), a book exploring the histories behind digital art.
