Disquiet is an immersive video installation that examines the resurgence of absurdity in contemporary popular culture and social media as a paradoxical tool for meaning-making and coping with generational anxiety. By embracing the nonsensical, the work reflects on the identity crises experienced by millennials and Generation Z, shaped by late capitalism, digital hyperconnectivity, and the erosion of stable ideological frameworks. Presented as a triptych of short animated clips that play in random order, Disquiet generates an ever-shifting, nonlinear narrative mirroring fragmented media consumption. The installation is continuously evolving, with new video segments regularly added, ensuring that no presentation is ever the same. Emerging from free association, the imagery taps into subconscious anxieties around reproduction, social belonging, and self-preservation. Oscillating between humor and existential dread, Disquiet draws on absurdist traditions to frame absurdity as both alienation and catharsis in a world where absolute truths are dissolving.
during ''Refractions'' at BAK, basis voor actuele kunst
during ''Refractions'' at BAK, basis voor actuele kunst
during ''Refractions'' at BAK, basis voor actuele kunst
during ''Refractions'' at BAK, basis voor actuele kunst
during ''Refractions'' at BAK, basis voor actuele kunst
