JEREMY SHAW – I CAN SEE FOREVER
2018-12-10I Can See Forever is a pseudo-documentary set approximately 40 years in the future. It is presented as an episode of a documentary television series about “The Singularity Project”– a failed government experiment that aimed to create a harmonious synthesis of human and machine. The film exposes the story of the only known survivor, 27 year-old Roderick Dale. Born with an 8.7% Machine DNA biology and uninterested in the virtual reality-trappings of his time, Dale has committed himself to a life immersed in dance. During his unique, virtuosic activities, he claims to be able to “See Forever” – a multi-layered and contentious term that he defines as the ability to transcend to a digital plane of total unity while maintaining a corporeal physical presence. His rather hermetic life is devoted to studying ballet, modern, and various subcultural styles of dance on television. Candid scenes of a solitary Dale traversing empty civic spaces confirm the fact that ordinary denizens prefer to privately absorb themselves in The Unit – an advanced virtual reality device that has replaced spiritual experience in humans.
Opposite – Representative Measurements ( Control/Love/Ectasy ), 2008 – 2015
Exhibition runs through to December 20th, 2019
König Galerie
St. Agnes – Alexandrinenstr, 118-121
10969 Berlin
Germany
