[hi19hi19]

Using an ever-growing archive of found documents to create an autonomous sense of space, this work can be seen as a self-reflective window into the commissioning party's own reality.

Much of the piece is saturated with obviousness, mental inertia, clichés and bad jokes. In areas these elements clash, appearing idiosyncratic or quirky; at other times, they seem typical by-products of American superabundance and marketing. These elements question the coerciveness that is derived from humanity's assiduous exploration of profound meaning in the superficial aesthetic appearance of an image. By rejecting an objective truth, the commissioner of this piece implores us to reflect on the closely related subjects of archive and memory. This often results in an examination of both the human need for "conclusive" stories and the question whether such anecdotes "fictionalise" history.

Contrasting the previous work "D5" with this piece is an investigation of concepts such as authenticity and objectivity. The lone visible word "is" serves as a parody of mass media by exaggerating certain formal aspects inherent to our contemporary society. Daily, recognizable elements become an unprecedented situation in which the viewer is confronted with the conditioning of his own perception and has to reconsider his biased position.