The threat of a prolonged pandemic has forced a reevaluation of physical presence as an authenticator of value in an increasingly virtually enabled society: proxy presence may have found social legitimacy.

As we increasingly pursue our lives in a virtual setting: we face the redefinition of a fundamental experience: what does it mean to be alone? If to be alone is an absence of interaction, then solitude could be understood as a sought after state of respite, while isolation would imply an unwelcome alienation. Between the poles of solitude and isolation exists a gradation of experience modulated by the spectres of intimacy within virtual networks.

"On Screen" is an installation that explores changing notions of solitude and self-image, examining how technology works to both undermine and reinforce them.
The space is defined by a cluster of hanging panels that progressively subdivide the space. These translucent acoustically absorbent panels begin to visually and aurally dislocate the viewer from the adjacent environment.
Cameras dispersed throughout the space capture video of the viewer as they pass through. This video image is simultaneously treated with VFX algorithms to purge background image data, only leaving a viewer’s silhouette. This green-screened image is projected onto panels throughout the installation - potentially arriving within the frame of another camera - leading to further processing and projection yielding an ever noisier image circulating in the space.