The ROCI Road to Peace: Experiments in the Unfamiliar

In September 2015, university students across the globe submitted their work for the opportunity to be selected for exhibition alongside works by Robert Rauschenberg and a group of mid-career artists in The ROCI Road to Peace: Experiments in the Unfamiliar. These young artists explored and interpreted the ubiquitous presence of technology and the role it plays in cultivating cultural awareness and personal perspectives. At the same time, they examined how technology can bring humanity and social conscience to the forefront; how technology and art can act as a recording device and a visual manifestation of an individual view on the world; and how art can challenge the normative ways in which society sees the world. In a variety of mediums, these young artists strive to bridge the gap between the past and present, while carrying Rauschenberg’s legacy into the future.