Signal Loss
SIGNAL LOSS IS BASED ON REAL PORTRAITS, BUT IT DOES NOT WISH TO REMAIN WITHIN THE REAL WORLD. IT IS A WORK THAT BLENDS PHOTOGRAPHY AND VISUAL INTERVENTION, WHERE THE IMAGE IS PROGRESSIVELY ALTERED, AS IF THE SIGNAL WERE BEGINNING TO FAIL. THE DIGITAL TEXTURES ARE NOT RANDOM: THEY DERIVE FROM A PRECISE SELECTION, BUILT UP OVER TIME, SEARCHING FOR ERRORS, INTERFERENCES, AND VISUAL FRAGMENTS THAT COULD ENGAGE IN A DIALOGUE WITH THE FACE. THE IMAGINARY IS INFLUENCED BY DYSTOPIAN READINGS, BY POSSIBLE FUTURES THAT ARE NOT SO FAR AWAY. THAT DURING THE PROCESS, MUSIC PLAYED A FUNDAMENTAL ROLE. IN PARTICULAR, DAFT PUNK, WHO ACCOMPANIED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE IMAGES AS A CONSTANT PRESENCE. SIGNAL LOSS IS THE MOMENT WHEN THE IMAGE IS STILL LEGIBLE, BUT SOMETHING HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO CHANGE.
Interference
INTERFERENCE IS THE ALTER EGO OF SIGNAL LOSS. HERE, THE SIGNAL IS NOT BEING LOST: IT IS ALREADY COMPROMISED. THE WORK ALWAYS STARTS WITH REAL PORTRAITS, BUT IS PUSHED FURTHER, UNTIL IT ENTERS A MORE UNSTABLE, HARDER DIMENSION, WHERE BLACK BECOMES MATTER AND THE IMAGE FRAGMENTS. THE VISUAL INTERFERENCES ECHO THOSE OF OLD SCREENS, ERRORS THAT BECOME LANGUAGE. HERE TOO, THE PROCESS IS BUILT THROUGH A FUSION OF PHOTOGRAPHY, TEXTURE RESEARCH, AND DYSTOPIAN IMAGINERY, INFLUENCED BY READINGS AND VISUAL INSPIRATIONS. MUSIC ACCOMPANIED EVERY STAGE, ESPECIALLY DAFT PUNK, HELPING TO DEFINE THE RHYTHM AND ATMOSPHERE. INTERFERENCE IS THE POINT WHERE THE FACE RESISTS, BUT THE SYSTEM AROUND IT HAS ALREADY COLLAPSED.
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