Salvatore Vitale – Death by GPS

Death by GPS explores the human cost of digital labour. Through film, photography, and installation, it examines the digital economy, revealing post-colonial exploitation and challenging dehumanising portrayals.

The project focuses on acts of resistance against extractive capitalism, shedding light on the precarious conditions of freelancers and the ongoing need for human involvement in automation.

From explosive symbols of digital labour to intimate portraits of workers, the project adopts a speculative approach and highlights the often-ignored fact: automation still requires human input.

/ Death by GPS is an exhibition co-financed by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia.

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Salvatore Vitale is a Swiss-based artist, director, and professor whose work explores the complexities of contemporary societies. Using expanded and speculative storytelling through mixed media techniques, he investigates the politics of systems that regulate modernity and the impact of technological transformations. 

Vitale is the Artistic Director of EXPOSED Torino Foto Festival and FUTURES Photography, two international platforms dedicated to contemporary photography. He also teaches at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, where he is in charge of the Transmedia Storytelling Programme. Previously, he co-founded and served as editor-in-chief of YET magazine,

Vitale’s work has received international awards. It is featured in several public and private collections and has been widely exhibited at museums and festivals worldwide.