Video installation “Fractured Continuum”, artist residency (virtual), A4 Art Museum, China 2022

Fractured Continuum: Concept and Execution

During the quarantine, I embarked on a project that merged the digital and the physical in a profound exploration of our collapsing reality. I began by collecting video fragments from various films found online, which depicted natural scenes. These fragments were then imported into a 3D program, where I combined them with virtually created dystopian objects, such as sinking, grass-covered remnants of a vanished civilization. In this digital landscape, these objects gradually submerge and disappear into an artificial sea.

This process reflected my own sense of disintegration between the virtual and the real. I spent my days immersed in the digital realm, consuming scientific articles and navigating through an endless stream of information. When stepping outside into the empty city streets, I felt as though I was witnessing the final stages of civilization’s decline—a feeling that persisted even as the quarantine ended and tourists began to crowd the city once more. The anticipated transformation of the world did not materialize; instead, the relentless cycle of capitalism continued unabated, leading us toward self-destruction.

The conceptual core of this work arises from a sense of despair and disillusionment with the current state of humanity. The work questions the necessity of perpetual growth within a system that seems to be consuming itself. It reflects on the paradox of an advanced civilization still driven by the need for expansion, despite its apparent prosperity.

Through this piece, I address the blurred lines between reality, knowledge, and virtuality. The work examines how these dimensions overlap and interact, creating a matrix-like reality where the boundaries between the tangible and the digital become increasingly indistinguishable. It challenges viewers to consider what is truly real versus what is constructed or perceived, questioning the nature of our existence in an age dominated by technological and capitalist forces.