Kennel Chaos, 2019
C-type print on aluminium dibond, aluminium modular extrusion system, 3D print, acrylic paint, custom screws
46 x 40 x 5 cm
Part of a series of works accompanying Bob Bicknell-Knight’s film State of Affairs (2019), which compiles footage from the YouTube channel News Direct, in which daily news stories, from self-driving buses to social media bots, are transcribed into 3D rendered animations. Non-linear in presentation, the re-appropriated video work illustrates current and future modes of technological interface, from facial recognition software to drone surveillance. Executed in a dated Y2K aesthetic, the work is dystopic and utopic all at once. Akin to the unconscious rituals implemented while existing on the internet, opening tab after tab, clickbait after clickbait, State of Affairs mirrors the inconclusive narrative of our digital lives. The visual content is accompanied by a soothing, melodic soundtrack and augmented voiceover, forewarning of the future of gamified spaces and digital death.
The physical works combine footage taken from the film with various corporate ephemera.
Kennel Chaos has been included in the following exhibitions:
– Late Stage, curated by George Metesky. At Galerie Manque, New York, USA, 18th May – 19th June 2019.
Kennel Chaos is part of a private collection in the US.
BOB BICKNELL-KNIGHT 