A collaboration between Isabella Salas and 𝔥𝔢𝔵𝔬𝔯𝔠𝔦𝔰𝔪𝔬𝔰, Indigenous Futurologies critically examines the intersection of ancestral knowledge and machine intelligence, revealing the tensions between algorithmic bias and cultural memory.

Using ethically sourced datasets of Mesoamerican masks, the work confronts the erasure embedded in AI systems, questioning: How do we envision the future when Indigenous identities are reduced to statistical probabilities? In a technological landscape that continues to privilege Western ontologies, the project challenges the decolonization of AI, calling for new ways of encoding history, language, and heritage into digital systems.

Manifesting in both ephemeral and material forms, Indigenous Futurologies exists as a 40-second video loop and a six-print collection, each image sublimated onto aluminum (11” x 11”)—a gesture that merges digital archives with physical permanence, resisting the disposability of data-driven aesthetics.

Exhibitions

2023_ Sporobole [CA]

2020_ COMPOSITE MTL [CA]