Histories of Easternfuturism

KAJET

Histories of Easternfuturism is a critical lens into the past and future of Eastern Europe. With its narratives that visually unfold the contradictions of the region, the video installation relies on a collaborative effort between machine and audience, between technology and its users.

The immediacy of feedback—this back and forth ludic ploy—is invaluable, as the reciprocal loop of participation represents the exchange that puts the whole installation into motion. In order for the narratives to be deconstructed, and for the meaning to be produced, Histories of Easternfuturism raises the following questions: Who chronicles history and for whom? How do we interact with recent history and how do we make sense of the past? How do we decode archival footage and how do we use public interconnection in order to produce meaning?