Reverse Engineering Curatorial Bullshit

❓ What if curatorial text were an automatic image generator?
❓ What if reading the same words led everyone to imagine the same form?

The Museum of the Metaverse launches a playful experiment.
A serious game.
An exhibition that is also a laboratory.

The Concept

Each participant will receive:

One curatorial text
No images
No references
No explanation

The task is simple:

Create an artwork based solely on that text.

Not to illustrate it.
Not to explain it.
But to translate it.

What Are We Testing?

Does curatorial language generate implicit forms?
Does it suggest a spatial structure?
Does it already contain a hidden aesthetic?
Is it descriptive or directive?
Is it depth — or a projection surface?

Each artwork becomes data.
Each similarity becomes interesting.
Each divergence becomes meaningful.

Open Medium

Accepted formats include:

Painting
Drawing
Installation
Digital art
AI-generated images and videos
3D models
Immersive environments
NFTs
Any other expressive form

The text may function as:

Inspiration
A conceptual structure
A direct prompt (including for AI generators)
A critical counter-position

Freedom is part of the experiment.

The Rules of the Game

To preserve the integrity of the project:

Do not consult other participants during the process.
Do not search for the origin of the text.
Do not assume an “original artwork” exists.
Do not attempt to decode the curator’s intention.

This is not a test of intelligence.
It is a test of translation.

Try It Now

Before applying, ask yourself:

What shape does a sentence have?
What color is a theory?
What space does an abstract word occupy?

If you already have a mental image, you’re ready.

Human vs AI

The works will be presented in three sections:

Human Translations
Hybrid Processes
Algorithmic Translations

During the public presentation, we will examine:

Visual similarities
Interpretative convergence
Differences between human and AI production
Recurring aesthetic clichés

With lightness.
With irony.
With critical awareness.

Why in the Metaverse?

Because here:

Materiality can be simulated.
AI is native.
Humans and algorithms coexist.
Language builds space.

The metaverse is the ideal testing ground for this experiment.

Why Is It Fun?

Because we might discover that:

AI is more literal than we are.
We are more predictable than AI.
“Curatorial language” always produces the same visual fog.
Or maybe it doesn’t.

🚀 Open Call for Artists

The Museum of the Metaverse invites:

Visual artists
Digital creators
AI experimenters
Conceptual hackers
Theorists with a sense of humor

We are not looking for perfect artworks.
We are looking for reactions.

If you want to test — or sabotage — curatorial language,
this is your opportunity.

📩 Applications open until: 28 February 2026

📍 The works must be installed by 14 March 2026.

📍 Opening March 21 2026

📍 Exhibition at the Museum of the Metaverse, in the Uqbar region

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