In the digital age, we are drowned in information. This constant flux of information prevents us from acting responsibly or building wisdom upon them. These streams constantly come and go while the struggles are still there and we are paralysed by only witnessing and forgetting about them. What we may need is a new way of collective activism to step out of this trap of atomised information bits, take back our agency, choose our battle, and fight for the freedom of all human beings.
Volt is an interactive installation, consisting of a bot exploring the google search engine, constantly loading different pieces of information about Iran in an obscure 3d space. The interactive sound piece is composed using field recordings of Iran’s uprising since September 2022. The audience can influence the sonic parameters and therefore the intelligibility by approaching and physically engaging with the artwork.
This installation can be found on the ground floor of Amare next to the elevators from mid December 2022 until the end of January 2023.