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Abhi Signing Out. A short from a journalist in the .

Where they reflect on the rise of to the adoption of and .

It was made as an exploration during the investigation of pixelated elephants project.

“Restricted relays” is a family of devices which enable a counter to the mainstream influencer identity. In a world where the “generic” has lost all relevance, citizen-al aspiration for the “bespoke” has found its way into the content creation & consumption ecosystem(s). In such a reality, the creator-consumer duality might also find an ambiguous middle ground. These artefacts are an exercise in critically exploring methods of communication, and archetypes of relationships, in these fringe “inner circles” of niche influence and consumption.

Exhibited prototypes include a set of “grown”(not fabricated) listening and broadcasting devices which enable a personal circle of influence, through secure & encrypted networks. The multimedia devices are dispersed by the content creator amongst their circle of influence, evading any possibility of corruption of “meaning”. These devices can be considered a metaphorical counter to the universality of content, platform and devices


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Curated as a part of:
un{stacked} : articulations of algorithmic conditions by .

Participatory signal gathering to construct desired futures, can be a really quirky and inquisitive process. This conceptual scanner is a signifier of an emergent mannerism of preserving memories in form of ambient 3d data. Part of a larger set of speculative media consumption devices:

“Nerving kit” is a set of imaginary artefacts that provoke an inquiry into possible methods and attitudes of news/media consumption. These objects intend to find new, more intimate ways, in which devices engage with their human “wearer”.


With

Curated as a part of:
Unstacked : articulations of algorithmic conditions by .

Happening tomorrow!!
Join us for a scoping the futures of journalistic identities through the lenses of & .

Link for RSVP is in bio or DM us.

Part of pixelated elephants, a project that intends to encounter alternative presents & futures of journalism through participatory discourse.

This project is supported & funded by , as part of the open call.

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