Other Side

Other Side

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In contemporary art, the concept of the "other side" is often explored through the lens of technology, perception, and the interaction between humans and the surrounding world. The works of artists such as Ryoichi Kurokawa, Agata Lankamer, and Ben Frost offer unique interpretations of this theme, inviting the viewer to look beyond the familiar and experience the complexity of reality. Postmodern philosophy asserts that reality is multiple, fluid, and subjective. Jean Baudrillard wrote, "Reality is no longer real; it dissolves into hyperreality" (Baudrillard, "Simulacra and Simulation"). This phenomenon has long been a foundation of popular culture: from the movie "The Matrix", where simulated reality becomes a tool of control, to the series "Black Mirror", which explores dystopian scenarios of the digital future. Ryoichi Kurokawa's works can be seen as an attempt to deconstruct the perception of time and space through audiovisual phenomena. His installations resemble "temporal sculptures," offering the viewer a synesthetic experience where sound and image merge into a single whole. Agata Lankamer, addressing themes of cyberfeminism, ecological anxiety, and digital identity, reveals the "other side" of technological reality. This recalls the works of Donna Haraway, who in "A Cyborg Manifesto" wrote that the boundaries between human and machine are becoming blurred, and technology is forming new subjectivities. In her video and performative works, there is a palpable tension between the human and the mechanical, the natural and the artificial. Similar motifs can be found in the visual aesthetics of artists like SOPHIE, whose videos erase the boundaries between the organic and the digital body, offering a glimpse of a posthuman future. Ben Frost explores the sonic boundaries between harmony and chaos, creating unsettling landscapes that transport the listener into hypnotic states. This approach can be examined through the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, who in "A Thousand Plateaus" spoke of the "rhizome" as a non-linear system where sound flows interact, transforming the familiar into the destabilized. His works resonate in the world of cinema and video games: Frost's soundtrack for the series "Fortitude" or the influence of his sound design in games like "Death Stranding", where music becomes a tool for shaping an atmosphere of detachment and melancholy. The works of Tatyana Sherstyuk, Sameh Al Tawil, Marco Barotti, Benjamin Ramírez Pérez, Noémi Büchi, and Manel De Aguas represent diverse attempts to conceptualize the "other side" through media studies, interactive technologies, and sound art. These artists work in the spirit of the philosophy of Brian Massumi, who in "Paranoia" examined the interaction of digital technologies and affective perception. Their experiments reflect the aesthetics of directors like David Cronenberg, for whom the body becomes the arena of technomorphosis, or anime director Mamoru Oshii, where consciousness and technology are inseparably linked. Inspired by the philosophy of Jacques Derrida and his concept of "différance," it can be said that these works do not provide final meanings but reveal the multilayered nature of perception, deconstruct binary oppositions, and open up space for new meanings. By exploring the "other side" through the lens of contemporary art, we expand the boundaries of our perception and open new horizons for understanding ourselves and the world around us.

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