Imagine yourself on an island in the middle of the ocean
The Polish artist Ewa Doroszenko is fascinated by modern information technologies, such as virtual worlds and games, and their potential to shape lifestyles. She looks for ways to capture, as authentically as possible, the duality of the physical and virtual life we experience in our time. The film – inspired by digital landscapes from computer games and the digital distortions that come with it – shows how we try to find balance in the age of information overload.
For despite, or perhaps precisely because of, technological progress and the digitalisation of reality, we are looking for rituals and spiritual experiences that lead us to a deeper consciousness, or at least simulate it. Doroszenko based her self-written text on popular YouTube meditation sessions. In this manner, she depicts our strong desire for relaxation, which is an integral part of our overburdened digital age.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a short version, the full video can be seen in pumping station De Heining in Friesland, from September 4 to October 31.
music and sound design: Jacek Doroszenko
