We think of our identity as something that is a unified whole. We're expected, within the society and the capitalist framework, to project this unified identity. However, our claim is that this idea of unified identity is false. We constantly find ourselves in the middle of anxiety as we try to buy commodities and invest ourselves into jobs that we don't like to fill this void of identity. We must accept that our identity is never going to be one thing. We were great many shoes and it's fine to not conform to any label.
As a way of representing this idea of elusive unified identity, we want to create a mirror. This mirror will keep fragmenting the reflection of the person interacting with the installation as they keep getting closer to the surface. All this while the music makes the viewer uncomfortable as the get closer to the screen.
Case O:
The original state when the viewer is beyond the camera. There is nothing on the screen (or maybe there will be a placeholder visual). The sound is zero
Case A
The viewer steps into the range of the camera. The viewer's reflection(could be something abstract rather than the actual reflection) appears on the screen as a unified whole.
Case B
The viewer steps closer to the screen. The projection/reflection is distorted. The speaker emits Metastasis style music at a low volume.
Case C
The viewer is close to the screen. The reflection is highly fragmented and the BG is distorted. The speaker emits highly discomforting music.
Group Members
Mayukh Goswami - Visual content, Visual aesthetics, Coding (processing)
Mateo Hernandez - Audio content, Material Crafting, Coding (Max/Msp)