Conceptual Statement
Anxiety and the depth of technological imprisonment are shown here through a simple yet alarming string of messages between the user and someone else. As the piece unfolds the more volatile it becomes, the sounds and glitches becoming more apparent and frequent.
The original idea came from a previous relationship where communication wasn’t our best trait. There was a great amount of anxiety and uneasiness when it came to dealing with the other person which often led to leaving one or the other on “read” which meant even more trouble, even more misunderstanding and anxiety. Not only that but as people we have become dependent on technology, the problem is that even if we decide not to answer someone through text, message etc, they will see us as “active” on another social platform, therefore, will know that not only have we seen their messages but we have also chosen to ignore them and bother ourselves with something else.
This is an interesting aspect which I have found many of my peers don’t understand, I wanted to play around with it. Often they come to me asking why I haven’t answered them while I’m visibly and openly active on another social platform, my only answer is anxiety and peace. It doesn’t mean I don’t care for what they have to say, that I have chosen to ignore them because they annoy me and such, it only means I don’t want to answer this right now. Nothing more, nothing less yet many people don’t understand that.
This leads back to a certain never-ending loop where users feel a dependence on technology but also an imprisonment. Such a feeling creates confusion, miscommunication and a great deal of anxiety.
