Hoax: The Archive (2014) - I

Hoax: The Archive (2014) - I

Nowadays everybody shoots videos. There is millions of material on the internet. But what does amateur footage of sweeping events around the world tell us? Is there a discrepancy with professional footage? And does one sometimes masquerades as the other, and vice versa? Can people challenge mainstream media? Or is the moving image in general always transforming any form of truth or reality? Is amateur video a threat to the powers that be? if so, are all of our controversial opinions on social media automatically archived and put into big data by out of sight national security agencies?

Work description:
Two flat screen TVs hanging with cables from the ceiling, 80cm from the ground in juxtaposed position. Under each TV a yoga mat with pillow. The circumference of each TV determines the size for the foam plates/cloths (approx. 4m height), which form the ‘Twin Towers’.