Boo Cahpple: Onbeing.data_link

Abstract

onbeing. data/link deals with the way in which we, as human agents, are encoded in or interfaced with information processing systems. It illustrates how these systems perform cultural and linguistic censorship, and highlights the dilemma faced as we move into an era where voice recognition interfaces are the norm. The work expresses a sense of discomfort at the way in which we are becoming ever more constrained by government and corporate access to our personal information. It also gives a sense of the second-class citizen approach often adopted by members of the bureaucracy towards people on welfare payments. Structurally the piece uses iterative digital processing of sounds (data, information) and layering to create information overload/noise.