Weight of Data is a hybrid exhibition exploring the speculative presence and spectral materiality of digital objects in shaping urban landscapes via five recent digital art projects. As smart cities appear lighter and more frictionless, they mask the hidden weight of wireless waves, algorithmic governance, and extractive infrastructures. The works trace how these invisible forces haunt urban space—shaping perceptions, emotions, and decisions—while entangling online and offline realms. This parallel project to the 7th Lisbon Architecture Triennale is realized with the support of Chronus Art Center (Shanghai) and curated by Milia Xin Bi and Lívia Nolasco-Rózsás.
Lívia Nolasco-Rózsás
Lívia Nolasco-Rózsás’s curatorial, research and writing practice is defined by an interdisciplinary approach to the arts, its media and its relation to the sciences and information technology. She has worked together with institutions such as the ZKM | Karlsruhe, Centre Pompidou, Paris Chronus Art Center, Shaghai, Nam June Paik Art Center, or Ludwig Museum Budapest.
Milia Xin Bi
Milia Xin Bi is a curator and writer based in Manchester. Her curatorial practice explores the intersection of art, decentralised technologies and contemporary social (sub)culture. Xin has been part of Chronus Art Center since 2017 and is the winner of the Hyundai Blue Prize Art+Tech 2022. She is the Curator-in-Residence at FACT Liverpool for 2025–2026.