Hopeless Communication stems from James Irwin’s interest in surveillance and the technologies that either enable or restrict it. The idea that people are somehow controlled by an invisible and ubiquitous wireless network is central to the work presented.
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343,000 cubic centimetres of isolated space
2011
Radar absorbent material, anodised aluminium
Hopeless Diamond
2011
CNC cut MDF, Wi-Fi blocking paint
Untitled (vacuum contained within glass sphere)
2011
Glass, mirror ball rotor
Open to Communication
2011
Coloured Perspex, anodised aluminium