Excerpt from a communication archive of the 21c (Decemer 2010)
Millions of people communicate their thoughts via social networks to hundreds of »friends« on a daily basis. In most cases meant for the moment, the constantly updated messages have an ephemeral quality – reflect on today‘s fast-pace nature and an increasing communication frenzy. Not disappearing when updated, the posts remain online and are accessible at all times. They are potential beginnings of conversations waiting for comments and reviews.
The comments manifest themselves on the paper of the index cards, but have lost their currency – they belong to the past. With the daily volley of new messages the single piece of information passes into silence. Flipping through the archive the viewer can pull the single post into focus and end its virtual ephemarality.
Excerpt from a communication archive of the 21st century (December 2010), 2 aluminium stands, wood, 3 cardboard boxes, ca. 1700 index cards, lamp, 80 × 90 × 145 cm, 2010