SOLO Contemporary and Onkaos are pleased to announce that artist Cezar Mocan has been awarded the SOLO AI ’25 AWARD.
The artist will receive an endowment of €10,000 for the production of the project A Field Guide to Orbital Melancholy, which will be presented in one of SOLO’s spaces in Madrid in early 2026.
A Field Guide to Orbital Melancholy investigates what happens when a satellite becomes an unreliable narrator, questioning the objectivity of Earth-observation systems and examining how algorithmic infrastructures not only document reality but also construct it. Developed through real-time simulation, AI-modified satellite imagery and docu-fiction, the work engages with histories of cartographic deception to reflect on the role of technology in shaping planetary vision.
The international jury —Pita Arreola, Rachel Falconer, Alex Estorick, Peter Bauman and Elena Carbajal— collaborated in the selection process, awarding the prize to Cezar Mocan and recognizing the finalist projects: Didio by 邊界_BRG (Biānjiè Research Group); WORLD Ø-1 by Playfool; Machine Unlearning by Sarah Friend; and Biotopy by Will Freudenheim, Wendi Yan and Darren Zhu.
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