INFORMATION ABSORBER
It is amazing how strong remains the belief in the
saving power of communication, in the force of
critical arguments, the might of truth and the right
to expression. Belief in the public sphere, as a
playground for this free communication. Just as it
were enough to reveal the facts, expose the
injustice, point out the contradictions in the
system. The change, the progress should result
directly from this critical action. The Information
Absorber is supposed to reveal a hidden and less
friendly aspect of the public sphere – its capacity
of neutralizing of every massage by adding it up to
other cumulated messages, which form a chaotic
information patchwork rather than contradict one
another. Information doesn’t follow the logic of
truth. It plays an important role in the
reproduction of the Spectacle…
saving power of communication, in the force of
critical arguments, the might of truth and the right
to expression. Belief in the public sphere, as a
playground for this free communication. Just as it
were enough to reveal the facts, expose the
injustice, point out the contradictions in the
system. The change, the progress should result
directly from this critical action. The Information
Absorber is supposed to reveal a hidden and less
friendly aspect of the public sphere – its capacity
of neutralizing of every massage by adding it up to
other cumulated messages, which form a chaotic
information patchwork rather than contradict one
another. Information doesn’t follow the logic of
truth. It plays an important role in the
reproduction of the Spectacle…
Information Absorber is an object in public space, with an interactive sound installation as the most essential part.
This project won an international competition
Métamatic Research Initiative
http://www.metamaticresearch.info/
This project won an international competition
Métamatic Research Initiative
http://www.metamaticresearch.info/
during the process:
TEAM:
Aleksandra Hirszfeld (artist)
Magda Sobolewska (menager)
Gosia Kuciewicz and Simone de Iacobis (architects)
Katarzyna Kuźmińska (models)
Mateusz Adamczyk (sound engineer)
Mateusz Brzozowski (programmer)
Maciek Bończak (documentary film-maker)
Leszek Nowosielski (constructor)
Agata Kawecka (photos)
Aleksandra Hirszfeld (artist)
Magda Sobolewska (menager)
Gosia Kuciewicz and Simone de Iacobis (architects)
Katarzyna Kuźmińska (models)
Mateusz Adamczyk (sound engineer)
Mateusz Brzozowski (programmer)
Maciek Bończak (documentary film-maker)
Leszek Nowosielski (constructor)
Agata Kawecka (photos)
