BECAUSE WE WERE ANIMALS BEFORE

In a space separated from society by a myriad of trees, the viewer is guided by a soundwalk, placing them in the consciousness of someone leaving society, joining this utopia. They are led along a path through the woods to the installation space where several devices play looped video hanging down from the branches, representing the authority of this utopia until their authority is no longer needed, and one can pacify themselves. This work combines the philosophical idea of Utopia from the west and the idea of “禅”(chan) from the east. As the fabric and hanging shelves wave in the wind and the audio plays along, the installation engages with all the viewer’s senses, making this process tangible, and forcing them into this state of mind. The viewer sits alone, strapped to another’s consciousness, lulled into a new way of being.
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