Are we building utopia or dystopia when humans are one with technology?
The commission
A/D/O invited Inaba Williams and MTWTF to produce Utopia–Dystopia—an exhibition on the vital role design plays now that we are entirely supported by technology.
The multi-channel video installation presents snapshots of our technology-centered existence, acting as a prismatic interface with the spectrum of utopian and dystopian images we encounter at every moment. The spaces, products, identities, and experiences on view ask: what possible futures should designers propose when to be human is to be completely one with technology?
My role
I came in to support the multichannel video installation—25 screens of synchronized video. I built the playback architecture in software and hardware, then installed the video playback system on-site in 48 hours.
Project Credits & Information
- Project type
- Exhibition
- Partner
- A/D/O
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- Role
- Production
- Credits
- Exhibition design: Inaba Williams, MTWTF. Fabrication: Kin and Company. Video system design: Sonic Platforms (Maximilian Lauter, Melodie Yashar, Michael Christopher). Exhibited at A/D/O (Amalgamated Drawing Office), Greenpoint, NY.
- Press
- NYCxDesign, A/D/O, e-flux
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