/ Bratislava : 2021 /
/ digital print on fabric : plaster : polished metal /
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The installation explores the oddity of every day digital spaces. Visitors navigate an analog interpretation of the experience within video-conferencing software.
As video calls have become our primary means of communication - both professionally and privately - what once occurred in public spaces now unfolds online. With preset virtual backgrounds, these platforms offer tools to curate and control the appearance of our digital environments. The new public space is, in essence, a mask layered over our private surroundings. It is tacky, glitchy, and noisy. Faulty filters blur the lines between foreground and background, between still and moving objects. Strange things happen in this new realm: speakers may appear without an arm, or a cat’s tail might flicker in from nowhere. These digital spaces host distorted bodies and objects, half-hidden behind wallpapered illusions.
The installation translates these glitches, phenomena, and visual distortions into a tangible, physical experience - through warped sculptures, reflective surfaces, and patterns that flatten reality into a seemingly two-dimensional space.
Thanks to Gili Ron, Baptiste Bernard and Nico Mohammadi (DJ Durbin)
