The ars●bit, a cross-disciplinary creator support project, will present “Anima Ludens,” an exhibition serving as the culmination of the project, at the “Festival Octobre Numérique”—an annual arts festival held in Arles, France, that focuses on cutting-edge technology, art, and culture. Ahead of the exhibition in Arles, 404 Not Found in Shibuya, Tokyo, will present an exhibition of photographic and video works by Pascal Greco, who participated in the 2025 edition of Festival Octobre Numérique. The related program will also include a talk featuring Greco and emerging artists and creators supported through the ars●bit project.
Greco has photographed not only landscapes in the physical world but also virtual landscapes found within video games. His work challenges the boundary between the real and the virtual, questioning how digital environments are transforming our perceptions of landscape and reality. Focusing primarily on Greco’s in-game photography, the exhibition considers new forms of landscape and reality in an age of “mixed reality,” in which physical and virtual spaces increasingly intersect. It also explores how we might engage with an emerging form of nature—a “digital nature” shaped by video games, rapidly evolving artificial intelligence, and other digital technologies.
On the evenings of Friday, September 25, and Friday, October 2, we will host talk events featuring Pascal Greco himself, participants in the ars●bit project, and experts from Japan’s photography and contemporary art communities.
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