The Public Script
Do you remember our comparison of the ideas in our society as being building blocks? Imagine having a few of those blocks. You could create a tiny wall around you to preserve your space. But what if we construct even more building blocks? Building the most incredible stairs to give ourselves the experience of a wider view and at the same time contribute to a more diverse landscape.
It works the same way in our society. When we hear different views of the world we no longer get stuck in that old dusty script full of ideas about gender, sexuality, social classes or origins. We see possibilities and a completely different landscape. We see how the world could look like and who we could be.
The cubes need light to be seen, but it’s about how the cubes are positioned that determines the look of the physical surroundings. Now let’s imagine the installation in front of you is a micro version of society. The cubes are the people and the lights are constructs. Constructs fight their way into our systems, we carry them with us for a while and we express our ideas. But at the moment we carried them, something changed! We gave your own spin to the information. Do you remember the whisper games in school? A story is always changed by the storyteller! Just like that you have the power to change and adjust the construct, or not to release them at all. You are the processor of the ideologies and you decide how to use your light to alter our environment. You add your own unique set of colors to the world. Then, and only then, we can write a new script that fits our zeitgeist.
So fellow fish, would you like to show us your ocean?