Quantised Bits of Light till It Added to a Whole
Single channel colour video with stereo sound, 5 minutes 56 seconds, 2024
This work examines cyborg identities and the intricacies of self-representation within digital spaces, encapsulating themes of politicised care and algorithmic resistance drawing from feminist theories and speculative fiction. Critiquing the gender construction in digital technology, it reimagines cyborg bodies, investigating the intersections of technology, gender, and resilience. The disparity between the real and digital worlds' timescales underscores the complexities of rendering identity in virtual spaces.
Challenging traditional notions of embodiment, the dialogue navigates the entanglement of virtual and physical realities, while through deconstruction and dematerialisation, cyborg bodies reclaim agency over their narratives. Using glitch aesthetics and fragmented narratives, it reveals hidden traumas, exploring tensions between agency and constraint, vulnerability and resilience in cyberspaces. Tu seeks to invite viewers to contemplate the politics of representation and digital embodiment.
Exhibition text by Yueh-Ning Lee
3D Animation GWIL HUGHES, RILEY TU
Camera and Editing RILEY TU
Script Writer NATHANIEL TROST
Voice Over (In order of appearance)
Creator ELLEN KING
Self 1 ELLIE PEARCH
Self 2 ANOUK VERVIERS
Self 3 NIAMH HANNAFORD
Glitch RILEY TU
Music and Dubbing Mixing by RILEY TU
Mastered by RAHEEL KHAN