NOONE ELSE AROUND 

PART OF EXHIBITION 'WHAT DO WE DO NOW'  (THE WRONG BIENNALE PAVILLION IN MALTA 2019 )

 

15min performance film in Berlin, Barcelona and Malta, voice over narrative about the use of the dating apps

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What has happened when the message 'There is no one new around you' pops on your Tinder App screen? It is frustrating when the user on 'Tinder' runs out of swipes made of profile images that are meant to get your attention and to match your luck. But there must always be someone new soon to feed on your swiping addiction, matching your ego or leave you hanging with a ghosting attitude. But which luck? Love, sex, connection or attention? What happens when the message of what you are looking for is not communicated clear? What happens when the connection is digital based on being attracted or curious about a picture you have just looked at. What happens when there is so much choice, so many numbers of likes a super-likes and matches just sitting on your phone screen? Would you call this feeding or draining your energy? Like an adrenaline shot all over your body you get excited when the picture you matched with says 'Hey' but instantly gets run down when you reply back and nothing else happens anymore. Any you keep swiping hoping that the next match says' Hey' or 'Hi' or 'Hello' again but then is let down once more and the cycle keeps on going