Outdoor installation — a transparent DATASPHERE glass pavilion in the Marfa desert at golden hour

Exhibition — Marfa, Texas

DATASPHERE

01 — Overview

Project Statement

Generated through code, DATASPHERE reflects Anna Condo's exploration of imaginary landscapes that echo both ancient ritual and futuristic infrastructure. Her totems rise like monuments to myth, memory, and data, standing at the threshold where technology becomes archeology.

Condo invites us to see information not as noise but as architecture, alive with color, rhythm, texture, and presence. Timeless, generative, joyful. The series is both discovery and reflection, a meditation on perception.

This exhibition brings twelve selected outputs from the DATASPHERE generative series — originally released on Art Blocks — into physical space. Printed at monumental scale on translucent architectural paper and suspended from warehouse trusses on fine monofilament line, the works transform from screen-based code into an immersive environment shaped by natural light, shadow, and the architecture of Marfa itself.

When intuition meets system, do emotions form? How can technology honor what we call nature?

02 — Selected Works

DATASPHERE 0—11

DATASPHERE 0 — Deities from Forest
Deities from Forest
0
Neon — Eternal — Landscape
DATASPHERE 1 — Protectors beneath Forest
Protectors beneath Forest
1
Bold — Primal — Landscape
DATASPHERE 2 — Guardians beneath Desert
Guardians beneath Desert
2
Bold — Sacred — Landscape
DATASPHERE 3 — Guardians by Desert
Guardians by Desert
3
Miro — Sacred — Landscape
DATASPHERE 4 — Spirits beyond Forest
Spirits beyond Forest
4
B&W — Ancient — Portrait
DATASPHERE 5 — Watchers above Universe
Watchers above Universe
5
Deluxe — Primal — Landscape
DATASPHERE 6 — Ancestors of Ridge
Ancestors of Ridge
6
Neon — Sacred — Landscape
DATASPHERE 7 — Idols at Mesa
Idols at Mesa
7
Miro — Primal — Portrait
DATASPHERE 8 — Guardians in Plain
Guardians in Plain
8
Miro — Landscape
DATASPHERE 9 — Watchers by Mountain
Watchers by Mountain
9
Miro — Landscape
DATASPHERE 10 — Keepers in Prairie
Keepers in Prairie
10
Bold — Portrait
DATASPHERE 11 — Spirits at Valley
Spirits at Valley
11
Bold — Landscape
View full collection on Art Blocks
Gallery installation study — five DATASPHERE works in a museum corridor with suspended translucent architectural paper panels and a wall projection Installation study — suspended architectural paper panels in a warehouse gallery at golden hour

Rendered interior studies — mixed installation language with suspended architectural paper panels, framed works, and projected light

03 — Installation Views

Configurations

Golden-hour warehouse installation study — DATASPHERE 10 projected across a long gallery wall with suspended architectural paper panels in the foreground
Portrait panel study — DATASPHERE 4 suspended on translucent architectural paper in a warehouse installation
Gallery installation study — four connected projected DATASPHERE works with suspended translucent architectural paper panels in front
Warehouse installation study — DATASPHERE projected on a gallery wall with suspended architectural paper panels and a framed DATASPHERE work in the background
Installation reference — a sequence of suspended translucent architectural paper panels glowing at golden hour in a warehouse gallery
Landscape reference — a monumental glass DATASPHERE panel installed against an adobe volume under open blue sky

Rendered studies focus on the strongest installation language: suspended translucent architectural paper under warm natural light, hung on fine monofilament line for minimal visual interference. Golden-hour conditions remain the clearest for scale, glow, and legibility.

Outdoor pavilion study — nested transparent glass cubes etched with DATASPHERE linework in golden-hour desert light

Outdoor pavilion study — nested transparent glass cubes carrying DATASPHERE linework, scaled for golden-hour desert light and long-view siting.

Beyond the Building

An outdoor element extends the installation into the desert. It can take the form of a single large-scale glass panel or a nested glass pavilion, each carrying DATASPHERE outputs against the open landscape. The transparency of the glass allows the generative drawings to merge with the horizon, mountains, and sky — code-born monuments placed in a real terrain.

Against the open desert, the glass structure reads as a window, a map, and a monument simultaneously.

05 — Venue & Space

Site Considerations

Venue Type

Industrial warehouse or agricultural building with exposed trusses, minimum 20-foot ceiling height. Open floor plan, concrete or packed-earth floor.

Square Footage

2,500 — 4,000 sq ft ideal. The installation requires depth for the suspended panels to be viewed from multiple angles and distances.

Light Requirements

Natural light is essential to the work. At least one large opening (roll-up door, clerestory, or skylight) for daylight projection through the translucent architectural paper.

Hanging System

Fine monofilament line suspended from existing ceiling structure. Panels are lightweight architectural paper and do not require heavy rigging.

Vitrine

One custom glass vitrine (approx. 36 x 36 x 72 in.) for original working drawings and process documentation.

Duration

Two-week run spanning Chinati week and Art Blocks Weekend. Installation requires 3 — 5 days. De-installation 1 — 2 days.

06 — Timeline

Schedule

Jul 2026
Production. Final selection of outputs, color proofing, and preparation of digital files for large-format printing.
Aug 2026
Fabrication. Translucent architectural paper prints produced, glass panel fabricated, vitrine and hanging hardware sourced.
Sep 2026
Shipping and logistics. Final crating, freight booking, and site coordination for October delivery.
Oct 8 — 11, 2026
Installation. Artist on site for hanging, siting outdoor element, lighting, and spatial adjustments.
Oct 12 — 21, 2026
Exhibition open during Chinati week, with walkthroughs and site visits across the broader Marfa program window.
Oct 22 — 25, 2026
Exhibition remains open through Art Blocks Weekend.
Oct 26 — 27, 2026
De-installation and return shipping.

07 — Budget

Estimated Costs

Large-format architectural paper printing (12 panels) $4,800
Glass panel fabrication and steel armature $7,500
Vitrine fabrication $5,000
Hanging hardware and rigging $1,200
Shipping (studio to Marfa, round trip) $8,000
Artist travel and accommodation (10 days) $5,200
Installation labor (2 assistants, 5 days) $3,600
Documentation (photography and video) $3,400
Contingency / reserve $3,800
Estimated total $42,500

These figures are planning estimates based on current fabrication, freight, travel, and labor research. Final costs will be refined once venue conditions, exact dimensions, fabrication specs, and installation scope are confirmed.

08 — Artist

Anna Condo

Anna Condo standing in a gallery doorway with her floral photography installation

Representation

Long—Projects
josh@long-projects.com

Collection

DATASPHERE on Art Blocks
111 unique works — Art Blocks Studio

Based In

New York, NY

Anna Condo is an Armenian-born, French-raised multimedia artist working at the intersection of technology and artistic expression. With a background in film, photography, and visual art, her practice bridges tradition and innovation. She approaches machine learning and AI as mediums for preserving and transmitting beauty in a rapidly shifting world, combining poetic sensitivity with conceptual rigor. Condo lives and works in New York City.

Her generative series DATASPHERE, released on Art Blocks in March 2026, translates these concerns into code: algorithmic totems that combine modular symbolic registers into unique compositions across palettes, seasons, and orientations. Each output is a monument to myth, memory, and data.

Exhibitions

May 2025
Color Code
Offline Gallery — New York, New York
Dec 2022
Uncanny Valley
Mecenate Fine Art — Rome, Italy
Dec 2022
ARTIST X AI // 000002
Scope Art Show at Miami Art Basel — Miami Beach, FL
Oct 2022
Photography Exhibition / Between Digital & Physical
Mecenate Fine Art — Rome, Italy
May 2022
Flower Gang
1stDibs — The Mint — Online
Mar 2022
A Perfect Day
Superchief Gallery — Los Angeles, CA
Sep 2018
Reflections
Galerie Joseph — Paris, France

Press

Interview Magazine
After Living in the Shadow Of Her Artist Ex-Husband, Anna Condo Is Coming Clean
Vittoria Benzine profiles Condo's expansive practice across acting, filmmaking, photography, AI, and songwriting.
Expanded.Art
Interview with Anna Condo
A conversation focused on Condo's practice, technology, and the conceptual framework behind her recent work.
SuperRare Editorial
An Evening with Anna Condo
A SuperRare editorial feature centered on Condo's work, presence, and collector-facing context.
1stDibs Introspective
Anna Condo's Multifaceted Career Spans Film, Photography and NFTs
A 1stDibs feature on Anna Condo's work and broader artistic world.

Inquiries

Let's talk about Marfa.

josh@long-projects.com