ETERNAL man, EPHEMERAL MACHINE
The introduction of any medium affects the scale and the nature of human relations. as it have been said by marx ‘we use tool but machine use us’. It is to say that after the invention of every media we recreate ourselves according to the nature of the medium. but even though we are in contemporary dynamic digital age, the intellectual culture, social relations, and political participation still keeps the same shape of industrial age which is a deterministic and highly reductive mechanical picture of the World.Eternal man, ephemeral machine is a artistic exploration of how humans are represented and our relationships are shaped by the ideologies and systems emerged from age of machine.
Under this theme i have three undertakings
The introduction of any medium affects the scale and the nature of human relations. as it have been said by marx ‘we use tool but machine use us’. It is to say that after the invention of every media we recreate ourselves according to the nature of the medium. but even though we are in contemporary dynamic digital age, the intellectual culture, social relations, and political participation still keeps the same shape of industrial age which is a deterministic and highly reductive mechanical picture of the World.Eternal man, ephemeral machine is a artistic exploration of how humans are represented and our relationships are shaped by the ideologies and systems emerged from age of machine.
Under this theme i have three undertakings
Human Tetris from yohannes on Vimeo.
THE HUMAN TETRIS' (INTERACTIVE VIDEO GAME)IS DEVELOPED TO GRAPPLE WITH THE QUESTION I HAD AS A STUDENT TOWARDS THE EDUCATION SYSTEM. IT IS INSPIRED BY THE TILE-MATCHING VIDEO-GAME OF THE SAME NAME THAT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AND PROGRAMMED BY A RUSSIAN GAME DESIGNER ALEXEY PAJITNOV. I LEARNED IN THE COUNTRY WHERE MASS TRANSFORMATION WAS LAUNCHED THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERATIONS IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PRODUCING A HUGE WORKFORCE OF AVERAGE COMPETENCE AND WITHOUT REGARD TO OPINION FORMATION. THE EDUCATION SYSTEM ISN'T INTENDED TO ADEQUATELY EMPOWER THE PUBLIC RATHER IT AIMED TO SATIATE THE EVER INCREASING DEMAND FOR MODERATELY TRAINED WORKFORCE. THE INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY IS TUNED BY THE DEMAND OF EITHER THE NATION OR THE MARKET. THIS ART WORK CONSIST MY DOUBT AND FEAR TOWARDS THIS SYSTEM OF EDUCATION. I USED TETRIS AS INTERACTIVE VIDEO GAME TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THE A NATION RELATES WITH PEOPLES.
The Humanclock from yohannes on Vimeo.
'THE HUMAN CLOCK' WAS DEVELOPED AS A SITE SPECIFIC VIDEO INSTALLATION. IT IS A REFLECTION ON HOW AFTER THE EMERGENCE OF UNITARIAN TIME ALL HUMAN ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN REDUCED INTO A PREDICTABLE PATTERN. THIS ANIMATED VIDEO IS A SKETCH THAT I PRODUCED FOR THE WORK IN PROGRESS TO CREATE 8 HOURS HUMAN ANTICLOCKWISE CLOCK TO INSTALL IN SCHOOL, FACTORIES AND WORKING AREAS.
'THE HUMAN CLOCK' WAS DEVELOPED AS A SITE SPECIFIC VIDEO INSTALLATION. IT IS A REFLECTION ON HOW AFTER THE EMERGENCE OF UNITARIAN TIME ALL HUMAN ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN REDUCED INTO A PREDICTABLE PATTERN. THIS ANIMATED VIDEO IS A SKETCH THAT I PRODUCED FOR THE WORK IN PROGRESS TO CREATE 8 HOURS HUMAN ANTICLOCKWISE CLOCK TO INSTALL IN SCHOOL, FACTORIES AND WORKING AREAS.
overdetermined future 1 from yohannes on Vimeo.