/ Berlin : 2024 /
/ with abstraqt, snaeb /
/ audio-visual installation /
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Living Room
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Living Room is an audio-visual installation that explores the precarious and evanescent nature of independent cultural spaces in gentrifying urban environments. The project draws parallels between the physical abandonment of communal spaces and the phenomenon of ghosting in digital communication. Just as buildings that hold memories of collective histories are left empty and forgotten, online messages are ignored and digital connections are dropped without explanation. Living Room uses this analogy to comment on the wider implications of abandonment and disconnection in both the physical and digital realms.
The installation consists of multiple translucent projection screens suspended within the space, synchronized with a soundscape played through speakers. Visual representations include 3D scans of squatted community buildings in Berlin, ghosting messages from dating platforms and social media reels. The soundscape combines field recordings of temporary squats, spoken word about bank statements and personal statements about the experiences in community spaces.
