Gabriel Barcia-Colombo United States, b. 1982
Studies Show Mobile 1, 2026
Aluminum, LCD screen, acrylic, Algorithmically generated "STUDIES"
13 x 12 in
33 x 30.5 cm
33 x 30.5 cm
Edition of 3
Copyright The Artist
Studies Show Mobile 2 takes the form of a custom road sign — at once a warning and a public bulletin — displaying an endless scroll of fabricated 'studies' drawn...
Studies Show Mobile 2 takes the form of a custom road sign — at once a warning and a public bulletin — displaying an endless scroll of fabricated "studies" drawn from the internet's habit of dressing up misinformation as data. Every two minutes, the work generates a new finding, cycling through the absurd and the plausible across subjects like wellness, technology, relationships, and health. Borrowing the visual authority of official signage, the piece mimics the rhetorical sleight of hand that turns a random claim into a credible-sounding headline simply by invoking the word "study." Humor is not incidental here — it is structural, embedded in the artist's vision as the primary vehicle for critique. Endlessly regenerating and never settling, Studies Show Mobile 2 holds up a mirror to a culture that has learned to outsource its beliefs to the algorithm.