City in the Cloud – Data on the Ground looks beneath the surface of the digital world. Data feels immaterial, yet it’s built on vast physical networks—raw material extraction, undersea cables, and ever-growing, energy-hungry data centers. These infrastructures don’t just shape economies and politics; they reshape landscapes, labor, and lives—often along (neo)colonial lines. The catalogue brings together voices from architecture, art, and theory to expose the real costs of our connected world and to imagine digital futures grounded in transparency, justice, and care.
Our design uses a modern serif font and a radically reduced visual language—clear, direct, and informative. It mirrors the exhibition’s architecture: both minimal and revealing, exposing the structures that usually stay unseen.
Duration: Oct 16, 2025 – March 8, 2026, at the Pinakothek der Moderne
Graphic Design: WVH
Exhibition Design: cpwh.eu
Interactive Exhibits: 3e8 Studio
Curator: Damjan Kokalevski
Research & Photography: Giulia Bruno
Research Advisor: Marina Otero Verzier
City in the Cloud – Data on the Ground, Exhibition, Architekturmuseum der TUM in Pinakothek der Moderne, 2025
