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Speculative installation showcasing collected media during a performance session.

Speculative installation showcasing collected media during a performance session.

PRACTICE

Transmedia

Design

Production

Generative

Sound

PROJECT

IBM + SCA 2050 Time Capsule

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Year

[FW25]

Credits

Installation by Zifei Zhang, Katie Luo and Johans.
Original score composed by Johans.

Installation Photography © Sean Seo, Katie Luo, Johans.

Accolades

//IBM + SCA 2050 Time Capsule Grantee
//IBM + SCA 2050 Time Capsule Bronze Award

Abstract

Can we refocus consumption towards our personal relationships and self-worth? Can doom scrolling build personal communities? After creating a group manifesto repositioning ourselves to Instagram doom scrolling, practiced scheduled communal doom scrolling every day for ten minutes. Cathartic and wilful, we found ourselves using this practice as a form of self-discipline imagining a communal commitment more vital than wilful self-care or self-help.