Generate phygital works using artificial intelligence

Type: Digital Art (NFT)
Art: Phygital art

Project: Measure and restore the overall daily atmosphere through artistic creation, automatically shaped by Artificial Intelligence. Fry Mood is an artistic innovation that captures the collective mood of the world. Using artificial intelligence, this unique project harvests people’s daily emotions through its website and transforms this data into an ever-changing work of art. Joy, sadness, fear, disgust, anger and surprise are translated into a visual experience, bringing the average mood on Earth to life. Fry Mood transcends traditional art, offering an acquisition of a moment in life, an emotional window into our common humanity.

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Capturing the phygital emotions produced and integrating them into the blockchain

Type: Digital Art (NFT)
Art: Phygital art

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Produce phygital emotions on demand

Type: 3D Art (NFT)
Art: Performance Art

Project: Offer the possibility, in a single click, to a user to directly integrate an emotion in the blockchain, thus facilitating the tracking and quantification of the specific emotions sought.
Emotion Clic, designed by artist Eca, is an innovative concept that uniquely combines technology and human emotion. By engaging with Emotion Click, users can create emotions with a single click, connecting them to a broader digital experience.

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Create a system for answering prayers

Type: Machine art and NFT Art: Phygital art

Project: Scientifically explore the possibility of granting prayers using strange attractors.
Emochain, in collaboration with Celli-ion, presents a revolutionary concept in the world of crypto and art: crypto prayers. Merging the spiritual and the digital, Emochain’s crypto prayers are an intersection of belief, emotion, technology and artistic expression.

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Create a phygital laboratory driven by artificial intelligence and heal the world

Type: Performance Art: Phygital art

Project: Physically capture emotions via electronic microchips to transform them into active ingredients intended to the formulation of drugs.
The creation of a laboratory entirely driven by artificial intelligence, specialized in the production of new emotions is a bold and avant-garde undertaking, and this is precisely the project in which Eca launched. This phygital laboratory, where the physical world mixes with the digital, is dedicated to the exploration and creation of new emotions.
A laboratory entirely created and operated by artificial intelligence

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Creation of the Spinning Man phygital oil painting

Type: Performance Art: Phygital art

Project: Design a human incarnation whose essence and existence are anchored and preserved in the blockchain.
“The Spinning Man” is a bold and innovative work of art created by phygital artist Eca. This creation, representing a life-size man made of threads rising towards the sky, symbolizes the passage of time and the ephemeral nature of human existence.
Each unique painting has, in place of a heart, an electronic chip connected to an NFT which integrates the date of the man’s death. On this date, the NFT is burned and the heart stops beating.

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Poster campaign during confinement

Type: Poster
Art: Street Art
Date: 2020

Project: Motivate individuals in confinement during COVID-19 to stay indoors, while providing them with a digital tool to channel their discontent at a distance. With a simple click, they will be able to materialize this frustration by throwing a real stone into a pond, thanks to an innovative substitution system.
In its latest campaign, Eca focused on a specific emotion that has been exacerbated by the global COVID-19 pandemic: anger. This emotion has arisen in response to the pandemic’s many challenges, from economic uncertainty to social isolation, and Arseneca’s work seeks to capture and interpret this collective feeling.

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Counter Google censorship

Type: Poster
Art: Street Art
Date: 2020

Project: Develop an initiative to counteract the censorship mechanisms imposed by Google, by promoting freedom of expression and ensuring fair and transparent access to information.
“The phygital artist Eca recently faced unexpected censorship from Google. The reason why the tech giant took this action was that the artist was posting “meaningless content”. Many questions and debates in the world of art and technology, as Eca’s work is known for its complexity and deep exploration of emotions and artistic concepts. Censorship raises questions about Google’s content criteria and how algorithms can interpret and judge art.”

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Giving vision to the statues

Type: Poster Art: Photography

Project: Giving sight to statues
In the incessant exploration of the confines of art and reality, Arsen Eca, the Parisian phygital creator, unveils an artistic project that challenges the impassivity of marble and bronze, by attempting to give ‘sight’ to statues. Through this avant-garde project, he weaves a narrative framework between the sculptural past and the observed present, and offers a profound reflection on perception, memory and immortality.

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Create a soul for objects

Type: Interactive sculpture Art: Phygital art

Project: Infuse a spiritual essence into objects, endowing them with a “soul” or of an intangible presence, in order to enrich our interaction and connection with the material world that surrounds us.
The artist Eca, in collaboration with the designer Mostapha El Oulhani of Darenart, has pushed the limits innovation by designing the first “psy” sofa connected to a psychiatrist. This remarkable creation, merging art and technology, redefines the traditional concept of psychiatric therapy by integrating it into the tangible world.

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Creating high-performance alternative machines

Type: Interactive sculpture Art: Phygital art

Project: Stimulate thinking around the possibility of a possible alternative world, encouraging deep exploration of alternative realities and different perspectives about our current existence.
The Cell-Ion machine, a revolutionary invention created by yourself, has recently become a sensation in the world of technology and innovation. Crowned with first prize during its exhibition at the Cité des Sciences, this machine is designed to help individuals make decisions in a situation of indecision. It is the result of meticulous research and development, combining cutting-edge technology with a deep understanding of the complexities of human decision-making.

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Sculptures and invisible works

Type: Invisible Sculpture

Project: Explore and enhance the concept of nothingness, seeking to define and give meaning to absence and non-existence, with a view to better understanding the fullness of being and the essence of reality, while criticizing current politics.
The “Invisible Sculpture” is a bold and thought-provoking work of art that challenges conventional norms by challenging our perceptions of what a sculpture should be. This revolutionary concept from the artist delves into the uncharted territories of metaphysical art, inviting viewers to interact with a work of art that exists, but does not occupy physical space in the traditional sense.

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Recycle digital data residue.

Type: Robot-assisted acrylic painting on steel plate

Project: Recycle unused and energy-intensive files stored in the computer recycle bin.
In an era where the click dominates, where immediacy reigns supreme and where the digital trash can fills as quickly as it empties, the artist Arsen Eca reminds us of the value of the irrecoverable. In an age where everything seems disposable, where files are deleted without a second thought, Eca offers a pause, a moment of reflection, and more than anything, a second life to what we consider digital waste.

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Installation of sick leave dispensers

Type: Installation Art: Performance

Project: Adopt an existing system and subvert it in a creative way, in order to challenge its traditional functions and to open new avenues of reflection and application.
The artist Eca once again pushes the limits of the concept of interactive art with a work that challenges our notions of work and authority: distributors of legitimate work stoppages. These vending machines, placed in various public places, challenge our preconceptions about bureaucracy, work ethics and work-life balance.

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Traffic signs

Type: Installation Art: Performance art

Project: Design objects of ambiguity, oscillating between reality and abstraction, which coexist in a paradoxical state of simultaneous existence and non-existence, inviting deep reflection on the nature of reality and perception.
Even though cities do not physically exist, they come to life in the public imagination, generating conversations around the essence of space, borders and community life. In doing so, Eca transforms the ordinary roadside landscape into a platform for intellectual and visual exploration.

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In situ installation

Type : Installation Art : Sculpture 

Project: Introduce shifting elements by placing familiar objects in unlikely contexts, then by giving them a new utility or meaning. The objective is to shake up usual perceptions and invite renewed reflection on the function and value of the things that surround us.
This avant-garde work draws on the essence of communication , loneliness and the unknown. Situated atop a remote mountain, the telephone becomes a link between the human quest for understanding and the vastness of unexplored realms, both physical and metaphysical. The installation also plays with the dualism of connection and isolation, symbolized by a telephone which provides a lifeline for an unidentified person, even though they are in a place often associated with silence and solitude.

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In situ installation

Type: Installation Art: Performance

Project: Encourage people to carry out surprising and unconventional actions, with the aim of highlighting evidence that there are always alternative paths and different solutions within our established system. This approach aims to raise awareness and encourage a questioning of the norm.
Artist Eca continues to challenge conventional norms with a particularly intriguing installation: a toothbrush placed in the top of a mountain. By transposing an everyday object into an environment where it is completely out of place, the artist provokes reflection on routines, comfort and human needs.

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In situ installation

Type: Installation Art: In situ installation

Project: Implement educational actions and awareness campaigns highlighting the consequences human activities on the environment. The objective is to raise awareness about man’s ecological footprint and to encourage more respectful behavior towards nature and its ecosystems.
The artist Eca, known for his works bold conceptual ideas, installed an ancient telephone on the top of a mountain. Far from being a simple artistic installation, this project also serves as an invitation to interaction. A phone number is displayed, inviting anyone to dial this number to make a phone ring in the wilderness

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Project to create a Right to Live

Type: Installation Art: Performance art

Project: Develop initiatives and experiences to raise public awareness of the fundamental importance of the right to life, highlighting the intrinsic value of each existence and recalling our collective responsibility to protect and honor this universal right.
The artist Eca once again pushes the limits of conceptual and social art with his most recent project, where he lists the “rights holders”. This register is then carefully deposited in a bank safe, inaccessible to the general public. The work raises difficult questions about authority, the value of human life and who holds the power to decide who has the “right” to live.

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Throw a stone into the pond

Type: System Art: Performance

Project: Highlight and criticize the constant quest for instant gratification in our modern society, often obtained with a simple click. The aim is to denounce the superficiality of fleeting satisfactions encouraged by today’s digital culture and to encourage deeper reflection on what lasting satisfaction and contentment really means.
At a time when emotions are often confined to digital spaces, artist Eca provides a tangible response to an intangible emotion: anger. By incorporating the click, a simple but powerful gesture in our digital world, the artist literally throws a stone into the pond, making waves in the real world to represent this brutal emotion.

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Looking for a needle in a haystack

Type: System Art: Performance

Project: Undertake a series of initiatives and experiments aimed at challenging presumed limits of reality and to prove that what is often considered “impossible” can, with the right perspective and determination, become achievable. The goal is to inspire individuals to push past their own mental barriers and embrace the limitless potential of what they can achieve.
Artist Eca takes on the old expression “to look for a needle in a bale of hay” and transforms it into a provocative and meditative work of art. At first glance, this task may seem futile or absurd, but that is precisely what makes the act so powerful as a work of art.

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Become a professional sleeper

Type: System Art: Performance

Project: Establish a substitute service to carry out essential tasks on behalf of those overwhelmed by the hectic pace of modern life. The objective is to offer respite to overburdened individuals, allowing them to regain balance and reconnect with the fundamental aspects of their existence, while ensuring that basic needs are not neglected.
In a bold artistic approach, Eca explores the concept of “sleeping in other people’s shoes” as a participatory and social artistic experience. This project raises questions about identity, substitution and empathy by placing the artist in the unique position of living a very personal experience in another person’s shoes.

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Sculpture project for physical control

Type: System Art: Performance

Project: Take charge of the excesses and complexities of the administrative system to transform them into a provocative work of art. The objective is to highlight the absurdities and bureaucratic burdens through artistic expression, thus encouraging reflection on the need for simplification and humanization of our administrative procedures.
In a work Provocative and unexpected, Eca uses a tax audit as the base material to create an epoxy sculpture. This approach is part of a broader critique of the bureaucracy and systems of control that govern our lives. By transforming a document normally associated with anxiety, surveillance and regulation into a work of art, the artist challenges our perceptions and expectations.

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Painting of The Running Man

Type: Acrylic on canvas Art: Painting

Project: Create a work of art or a series of installations that depict the ephemeral nature of human existence juxtaposed with the intrinsic absurdity of life. The objective is to encourage introspection on the fragility of our time on earth while questioning meaning and the quest for meaning within a seemingly chaotic universe devoid of pre-established meaning.
In a moving work titled “The Spinning Man,” Eca uses acrylic to capture the figure of a human-sized man who appears to be spinning toward the universe. It is not simply a depiction of the human form, but rather an in-depth exploration of our connection to the universe and our transience in the grand scheme of things.

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Hack in Beaubourg and other museums

Type: Installation Art: Performance

Project: Design a series of works or interventions that highlight paradoxes , the inconsistencies and dilemmas of the contemporary artistic world. The aim is to question established conventions, the commercialization of art, and the position and role of artists in today’s society.
Eca, known for his penchant for transgressing and to question established norms, embarks on a daring project aimed at “hacking” the works of contemporary artists. By infiltrating these works, he asks profound questions about ownership, originality and the meaning of art. In doing so, he challenges our understanding of what it means to be an artist and a spectator in the digital age.

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Quarter hour of Glory plus one minute

Type: System Art: Performance

Project: Design a series of works or interventions that highlight paradoxes , the inconsistencies and dilemmas of the contemporary artistic world. The aim is to question established conventions, the commercialization of art, and the position and role of artists in today’s society.
Eca, known for his penchant for transgressing and to question established norms, embarks on a daring project aimed at “hacking” the works of contemporary artists. By infiltrating these works, he asks profound questions about ownership, originality and the meaning of art. In doing so, he challenges our understanding of what it means to be an artist and a spectator in the digital age.

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Automatic prayer system

Type: System Art: Performance

Project: Evaluate the performance of different religions in answering prayers, while optimally promoting fulfillment
Eca, the innovative and subversive artist, has designed a unique digital system that sits at the intersection of technology and spirituality. This system, a form of digital intercession, allows individuals to automatically transmit a prayer to what it calls a “religious operator.”

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Boiling water to defrost, an indicator of freedom

Type: System Art: Performance

Project: Develop an “Algorithmic Freedom Index” (ALI) that assesses the extent to which our choices and behaviors are influenced or determined by the algorithms that govern many digital platforms, and essentially Google.
Eca, always looking for innovative ways to interact with the digital world, has developed a unique piece of conceptual art: “boiling water to thaw”. This work serves as an indicator to track Google’s algorithm, creating a palpable connection between the virtual world and physical reality.

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A little suppository to solve all problems

Type: System Art: Performance

Project: Through the series of suppositories, the artist explores repressed emotions, unfulfilled desires, and the endless quest for healing in a society plagued by disillusionment.

Eca’s artistic approach, deeply rooted in examining the interactions between the physical and the digital, takes a provocative turn with the creation of symbolic suppositories.

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Clicks for deviant systems

Type : Système Art : Click Performance 

Project: The “Clicks for Deviant Systems” project, initiated by Arsen Eca, presents itself as a bold and innovative exploration at the heart of the interactions between digital technology and human emotions. This initiative is part of an artistic and philosophical approach, aiming to deconstruct and reevaluate the impact of digital systems on our emotional life.

In a world where clicks become the fundamental units of our daily interactions, Arsen Eca questions how these seemingly mundane actions shape and distort our emotional landscape. “Clicks for Deviant Systems” seeks to highlight the subtle and often invisible deviations that digital technologies imprint on our emotions, thoughts and behaviors.

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Sculptures with an integrated soul

Type: System Art: Performance

Project: Creation of sculptures from materials imbued with a past existence
Eca, the eminent Parisian phygital artist, boldly ventures into the tactile territory of sculpture. According to him, the materials used must carry a previous narrative. He plans, for example, to sculpt a work from hangers recovered from a laundry.

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Filmographies

Type: System Art: Performance

Project: Designing works from film
In the vast field of artistic expression, Eca finds a blank canvas in the cinematic universe. The subtle marriage of phygital and the seventh art opens the way to a new approach

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Buy Nothing and Sell Nothing

Type: System Art: Performance

Project: Design and launch the “GreenEssential”, a everyday, sustainable, eco-designed, and entirely biodegradable consumer product. Inspired by the daily needs of consumers, the GreenEssential would be designed from renewable materials, be non-toxic and have a minimal carbon footprint, while offering performance and utility equivalent to conventional products.
Eca, always in search of subversion and innovation, launches its latest work of conceptual art: “Don’t buy anything to receive nothing in just 15 days”. This project questions our relationship to consumption, impatience and immediacy in modern society. By proposing “nothing” as a product, the artist draws our attention to the absurdity of the cycles of rapid consumption and instant gratification to which we are accustomed.

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The first book written in emoticons

Type : Système Art : Livre

Project: Design a universal book that transcends cultural, linguistic and historical boundaries.</ span>

Eca pioneered a unique form of literary expression by writing the first ever novel composed entirely of emoticons. This innovative approach blended the world of visual symbols with narrative storytelling, breaking traditional boundaries and offering readers a whole new reading experience.

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Acrylic paints and oils on canvas

Type : Système Art : Performance 

Project: Explore and create visual works that destabilize, intrigue and disconcert the viewer through their ambiguous nature. Instead of presenting images or shapes that have a clear meaning or interpretation, the goal is to design works that immerse the audience in deep thought, prompting them to constantly question what they are really seeing.

Eca combines artistic tradition and modern technology, occasionally using robots to create works of art with acrylic paint. This avant-garde approach also incorporates digital waste, giving a second life to old electronic components while producing unique works of art. Through this merger, Arseneca redefines acrylic art, combining innovation, sustainability and reflection on the digital age.

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