Shortwave #16: Mat Spisbah, Harrison Hall, Li Yi Fan - If you cant Larp (2024)
Screen Commissions
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6m 34s
"If you cant Larp, You'll cry" scrutinises the shift in digital media production brought about by the subscription economy and the implications of not owning but merely accessing software. It explores how these tools have changed the way we communicate, and created new desires for understanding and connection. Through the work, the group speculates that services and hacks use video technology could construct a new politics of life by projecting a totality yet to come.
Artists
Unreal Engine Development
Li Yi Fan
Sound & Script
Mat Spisbah
Choreography & Movement
Harrison Hall
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