... as if the air was dangerous
Degree Show, Chelsea College of Arts, London, 2024.
3D-printed reliefs, fiberglass rods, "Dexion" metal shelving, "Little Trees" air fresheners, laser-cut acrylic, copper wire, sand, drawings, spot-welded metal frames, rust from "Instant Ocean" synthetic sea salt, laser-engraved wood, Electromagnetic field (EMF) detector, sound.
Someone wearing a blue rain jacket is stood on Porthcurno Beach. Their outstretched left arm holds in their hand an OVILUS III Ghost Box. This hand repeats at regular intervals that form a sphere around them. The Ghost Box reads a unique word corresponding to an Electromagnetic Field (EMF) frequency. Nearby devices that emit EMF such as Wi-Fi routers, microwave ovens, radios, mobile phones (or ghosts) write them a message.
Porthcurno is a small town in Cornwall where the first undersea telegraph cable was laid in the UK. The modern version of fibre optic cables make up the physical infrastructure that is the internet, contrasting with our understanding of the internet through metaphors like the cloud.
A group of metal and fibreglass structures stand sentry-like in a semi-circle formation seemingly reflecting a device in the corner of the room. Held at the top of these structures are 3D-printed reliefs that contain found memories of Porthcurno sourced from Google Maps, part object, part image, part terrain. Whispering from the corner an EMF detector with clouds on its screen emits a voice repeating a set of words. The imagined environment enters the space through sickly sweet "Little Trees" air fresheners, sand, rust produced from artificial seawater and braided copper wire.
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Degree Show, Chelsea College of Arts, London, 2024.
3D-printed reliefs, fiberglass rods, "Dexion" metal shelving, "Little Trees" air fresheners, laser-cut acrylic, copper wire, sand, drawings, spot-welded metal frames, rust from "Instant Ocean" synthetic sea salt, laser-engraved wood, Electromagnetic field (EMF) detector, sound.
Someone wearing a blue rain jacket is stood on Porthcurno Beach. Their outstretched left arm holds in their hand an OVILUS III Ghost Box. This hand repeats at regular intervals that form a sphere around them. The Ghost Box reads a unique word corresponding to an Electromagnetic Field (EMF) frequency. Nearby devices that emit EMF such as Wi-Fi routers, microwave ovens, radios, mobile phones (or ghosts) write them a message.
Porthcurno is a small town in Cornwall where the first undersea telegraph cable was laid in the UK. The modern version of fibre optic cables make up the physical infrastructure that is the internet, contrasting with our understanding of the internet through metaphors like the cloud.
A group of metal and fibreglass structures stand sentry-like in a semi-circle formation seemingly reflecting a device in the corner of the room. Held at the top of these structures are 3D-printed reliefs that contain found memories of Porthcurno sourced from Google Maps, part object, part image, part terrain. Whispering from the corner an EMF detector with clouds on its screen emits a voice repeating a set of words. The imagined environment enters the space through sickly sweet "Little Trees" air fresheners, sand, rust produced from artificial seawater and braided copper wire.
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