Troika, Reality is Not Always Probable, 2021

2021

Medium

23,177 white dice, 10 mm

Dimensions

101 × 221 cm

Status

In Gallery Collection

Collect24 Art ID

C24-156135

Reality is Not Always Probable (2021) is a wall object with a lopsided wave-shaped pattern, a result of thousands of ivory colored dice, upon and beside one another. Based on Troika's interest in the relationship between chance and control, the work represents the materialization of a computer simulation. The algorithm, which is based on the model of the cellular automaton, generates random systems, the starting point of which is determined by Troika. The order of dice in each row determines that of the next, creating complex sequences that are based on the binary principle if the dice show a one or a six. Troika's dice works refer to the historical use of dice as a means of determining fate, chance and luck. The roll of the dice is based in the laws of probability to which the process of the algorithm runs contrary. It is autonomous and can exist independently to everyday life, while reality itself is increasingly influenced by computer-based systems. The work clarifies Troika's investigations into showing how new technologies permeate physical reality and individual perception.