Failure of Presence

Type
Audiovisal Installation
Duration
10 minutes
Year
2024
Music
Promenade Verticale
Location
École de recherche graphique, Brussels
This audiovisual installation explores the concept of liminality, inspired by Mark Fisher's Failure of Presence - an eerie feeling that arises when spaces are stripped of their expected context. Set in desolate, post-apocalyptic landscapes, this piece offers an immersive sensory experience on a 7-meter-wide screen, combined with a quadraphonic sound installation.
As we travel beyond our disappearance, the work begins with sequences resembling real-world environments, gradually transporting the viewer into an alternative realm between reality and synthetic imagery. Drawing on the aesthetics of liminal spaces—such as the Backrooms, collaboratively crafted by online communities as part of a shared mythology. The piece features experimental music and sound design by electroacoustic composer Promenade Verticale.