Digital Film | 00:14:32 | 2023

In Progetto Leonardo Da Vinci: Neo-Renaissance, the artist's phrase “If humans are fire, thoughts are light, and behavior and language are shadows, then Leonardo da Vinci is the shadow of the shadow” becomes both metaphor and framework. The film reimagines Leonardo as a symbolic echo within the digital age, where prosperity in the “cloud” gives rise to unseen crises and decentralized identities. Using AIGC as its primary medium, the work weaves together the Renaissance and Web 3.0 into a continuous narrative, reflecting on the disillusionment of human agency amid evolving technological and social systems. It ultimately questions whether technology has become a new theology—or if alternative futures can still be imagined.

CRUDE_CASTIN is a creative collective exploring the hidden power structures behind technology and the tension between technological systems and human experience. Combining technology and art, their work critically reflects on issues of power, history, and nature in today’s digital society. Merging elements of classicism and science fiction, they construct futuristic visions that expose both the realities and recurring cycles of history while questioning how technology shapes culture and aesthetics.