VIDEO : MUSIC

TIMOTHY D

Exhibition Dates: 5 December 2014 - 14 February 2015

When Timothy D speaks of an “information dark age” he is not talking about a lack of information. Our once ingenuous prophecies about deluges of images too great to comprehend, 15 minutes of fame and “big brother” defined an ominous future that is now past tense. D’s dark age is more about content and while the Internet might be a force for liberation its sinister side will fascinate artists for many years to come.

As part of the pre-exhibtion research Timothy D and CCAS staff explored Chatroulette, a chat room that immerses its participants in the lives of suspect others while enabling intimacy, anonymity and exhilarating voyeurism. Moving from room to room engaging with three men, the final stop came with a stream of entertaining invective, lewd suggestions and finally a criminal act on the part of the unknown contact. This reminds us that the Internet is not just a source of useful information or a mode of communication, it is also an amusement park and massive crime scene where the latter two frequently overlap.

Image: Timothy D Video : Music 2014