Digital dependency
Practice-based research on the digital family contrasting the duality of the perception of the terms “ real” and “unreal”.
Silenced them- charcoal on paper 210cm x 150cm
Silenced you, 210cm x 150cm, charcoal on paper
Machine's Point of View- Charcoal on paper- individual panels 120cm x 70 cm
Silenced me, 220cm x 130cm, charcoal on paper
Love- 280cm x a50cm
Installation- child frozen with screen painted mirrors
Installation
‘Kids' Point of View’, Charcoal on paper, individual strips of 150 cm by 20 cm
Detail
Detail
Mother’s Point of View, 140cm x 150cm each charcoal on paper
My work looks at the growing digital dependence and reliance in the domestic setting and its impact on the sensitive interrelationships among family members. It problematizes the image of the ‘digital family’ while raising the questions of shared social responsibility on a wider scale. This work aims to act as a catalyst in the discussion of children’s possible digital dependence and its resulting possible long-term effects. It takes a layered approach towards this discussion and analysis while addressing the main points through the eyes of an artist. It pays special attention to the interrelationship of mother and child as the first stepping stone in the understanding of the digital family as a system.