← Human Driven Condition
With this installation, artist Conrad Weise explores the hidden human labor that is crucial for the operation of digital systems.
The video essay shows how ‘clickworkers’ in China reproduce large amounts of digital interactions. They follow, like, and comment, or create fake profiles on social media. Thereby they deploy Group Control Systems: semi-automated series of interconnected smartphones, as is visible in this installation. The artwork critically questions the precarious working conditions hidden behind digital platforms, but also shows how the workers find entrepreneurial ways to navigate this digital industry.
