Antonia Hirsch: Search Engine is the artist’s exploration of the nature of art, knowledge, and how we engage with the overwhelming flow of information in our digital age. Constructed as an experimental "index" that is both thought-provoking and non-linear, it guides readers through the Hirsch’s meditations on attention as a radical act in a society that often demands it for profit. The book invites readers to jump through ideas, associations, and fragments that lie beyond the binary of truth or meaninglessness, echoing the nature of an index as a structured, yet open, form. With reflections on stage magic, digital screens, and the hierarchy of language, Search Engine is both a tool and a journey, a book that rewards a curious, roving eye with new perspectives and a deeper understanding of how we navigate—and interpret—the contemporary world. Featuring texts by Henriette Huldisch and Katharina Rein, with an artist interview by Elena Filipovic.
What if it is not the object that possesses the aura but instead there is something that possesses us in the face of an object?
-Antonia Hirsch, Search Engine
Softcover, lay-flat binding
192 pages, 212 illus.
23 x 28.5 cm
Published Fall 2024