MACBA hosts analog audiovisual installation by CAOS Global

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Buenos Aires (MACBA) is hosting SIGNAL 01 / ECOS, an analog audiovisual installation by the anonymous international artistic collective CAOS Global. The exhibition, which runs until October 4, 2026, features a one-minute audiovisual piece played on a loop using a VHS tape and a CRT television.

The installation is a localized version of the original SIGNAL 01 project, which was simultaneously projected in 53 locations across 16 cities in April 2026. This new iteration, titled ECOS, emphasizes the materiality and fragility of analog technology, including the visible wiring, furniture, and the physical deterioration of the magnetic tape.

According to CAOS Global, the work was conceived as a response to a landscape of disinformation and polarized discourse. Rather than delivering a specific political message or closed narrative, the project aims to foster critical reflection and explore how the meaning of an image shifts as it moves through different contexts and physical supports.