2021

Artist statement – #menwillbeloversofthemselves

In a virtual world you are the star. The illusion of control is strengthened by manipulated information and events that perfectly revolve around you. Reality and truth have been obliterated, with algorithms blurring lines between reality and fantasy. Expectations of instant gratification imply that life should be as perfect as the photoshopped image projected into the world. At the same time, ‘likes’ do not translate into real friends, and the 2-year old’s designer party does not make up for the mom who is constantly distracted by digital stimuli.

When the Internet was introduced to the public in 1993/4, people were incredulous at the speed with which information could be instantly available world-wide. Since then, the World Wide Web has transformed life as we knew it, even as we remain oblivious to the spider at the heart of the web.