Rashmi V
The tech that didn’t listen to everything…
Artist: Rashmi V
Materials: Micaceous clay, smoke-fired
This exhibit reimagines the Walkman and the Discman with a modern day touch and tactile interface. Included in the exhibit are external storage devices (Compact Disc, Cassette aka Mixed tape, and Micro cassette) used to store and play audio via these listening devices.
This exhibit used AI prompts to reimagine an antiquated device in the modern age. Considering the times we live in, it is a listening device that did not “listen to everything” and surveil humans at all times, instead, simply played audio and revolutionised the music industry in the late 20th century. No advertisement disrupts the music lover’s ability to listen to their music at peace.
As you look at this exhibit, imagine a world in the next century where a curious kid comes across this archaeological artefact with both the current (referred to as “modern”) and the past(late 20th century) as their pasts!
Artist Bio and their Approach
Rashmi is an accidental engineer turned potter - an artist & a student of Ceramics. In this exhibit, she draws on her tech background to highlight the irony of the world we live in; A reality of the world that we are stuck in while our lives are increasingly being surveilled, monitored, monetised and the data about us - public or personal - captured and used without our knowledge, without our consent, without our control.
A pertinent question to ask then is: Can we ever live in a world where every move, sound and action is not analysed? Are we truly free without someone watching us, listening to us?