“Strange Rules introduces the concept of Protocol Art, a practice that engages with the underlying rules that dictate how culture is produced, distributed and perceived in the digital age. These rules frequently manifest themselves in the form of algorithms, artificial intelligence models, computer protocols, platforms, and various technological infrastructures. Protocol Art does not limit itself to using these tools; he exposes them, analyzes them and transforms them into artistic material in and of themselves.
The work is therefore not just the final result, but the process regulated by instructions, or rather the invisible architecture that makes the aesthetic experience possible. This shift in perspective – from the object to the system and from the single author to collaboration and ultimately to man-machine co-creation – defines one of the most urgent territories of contemporary research…”