Foto©Jorit Aust
Faktencheck
This work is inspired by a lie. “Risk of infection: FFP3 masks are effective against Corona”* is the title of a fact-check
by Charlotte from November 2020 which countered a facebook post that claimed quite the opposite. More than 2 years later,
the COVID-19 pandemic has left the center of concern, but the ways of misinformation still wind through our lives in public
and private discourses.
Displayed are the words of this false report. They are cut into magnetic pieces to be rearranged into almost endless variations. This work plays with the structure of a text that can be a lie, but simultaneously entails the possibility to be broken, deformed and arranged into something new. “Faktencheck” is a poetic and speculative inquiry into ways of storytelling that test truth and falsehood.
The visitors are invited to touch and play with the installation. What stories might still unfold from here?
* https://www.mimikama.org/ansteckungsrisiko-masken-wirkungsvoll/
Charlotte Bastam has a background in Ethnology and Science and Technology Studies. In 2020/21 she worked as a fact-checker to conduct ethnographic field-research which resulted in her masters thesis “Caring for Facts.” As a current student of Art & Science, she combines ethnological research methods with artistic practices. She works with field recordings, text, and performance art. By merging sound, and writing, she to explores the possibilities of participatory and experimental storytelling.
Displayed are the words of this false report. They are cut into magnetic pieces to be rearranged into almost endless variations. This work plays with the structure of a text that can be a lie, but simultaneously entails the possibility to be broken, deformed and arranged into something new. “Faktencheck” is a poetic and speculative inquiry into ways of storytelling that test truth and falsehood.
The visitors are invited to touch and play with the installation. What stories might still unfold from here?
* https://www.mimikama.org/ansteckungsrisiko-masken-wirkungsvoll/
Charlotte Bastam has a background in Ethnology and Science and Technology Studies. In 2020/21 she worked as a fact-checker to conduct ethnographic field-research which resulted in her masters thesis “Caring for Facts.” As a current student of Art & Science, she combines ethnological research methods with artistic practices. She works with field recordings, text, and performance art. By merging sound, and writing, she to explores the possibilities of participatory and experimental storytelling.
Fact Box
Faktencheck
Categories
Part of
Date
June 24, 2023
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Students
- Charlotte Bastam (Exhibiting artist)
Pariticipants