FINAL EXHIBITION
In the gallery foyer, this installation will turn the area into a dense dis-information hub. Two opposing leaflet stands will confront one another: one piled with leaflets and flyers styled in a precise, clinical format to imply institutional authority, the other in DIY, punk and strange pieces to signal dissent. A glass vitrine will alternate between polished archival facsimiles and deliberately aged, irregular sheets of “historical” documents, while a full-height magazine rack will house a mix of larger, more polished zines. By occupying the foyer, the piece will interrupt the standard visitor flow. Guests will need to pause, choose which materials to engage with and consider why certain voices feel more authoritative. In refusing to privilege any single perspective, the exhibition will expose the mechanics by which authority is manufactured and dissent is driven to the margins.
Excess lies at the heart of my practice. From the earliest printing presses, which churned out bizarre ideas and fuelled witch hunts, through the twentieth century’s broadcast-driven moral panics, to today’s internet-powered surge of conspiracies and collective fear. By producing an overwhelming volume of leaflets, zines, essays and faux-historical records, I hope to replicate the saturation tactics of disinformation—inviting viewers not just to read but to wade through, compare and question.
Here’s just a glimpse at the material I’ve prepared so far: