In Lek’s immersive installation, NOX (2023), time-based media and scenography intersect to evoke a virtual world in which AI systems dominate the lives of humans and machines. In the installation’s universe, NOX, short for "Nonhuman Excellence," is a therapeutic center controlled by Farsight Corporation––a fictional AI conglomerate––where sentient self-driving cars with mental health problems are trained and treated to be put back into service. Lek´s work considers the ethical and political implications of the development of artificial consciousness in a world shared by humans, more-than-humans and machines.
