iPods amplified what Walkmans had started in the 1980s: with headphones on and an endless selection of music, we created our own bubble, looping songs, closed off within ourselves, absent from the world. Surrounded by people, yet isolated in communication.

Ghosting is also silence turned into a choice. Once again retreating inward, escaping into a space where only our own voice matters.

Those who disappear without explanation ignore the impact of their absence, leaving the other stuck in a waiting room with no answers. Technology has changed, but the behavior remains: disconnecting is easy. The comfort of one’s own world outweighs the consequences of absence on others.

In this piece, a 6-minute video loop plays sarcastic phrases… urges and commands issued by our unconscious, dictating how to act cowardly in relationships, always with selfish pleasure as the ultimate goal. These are the foundations of the behaviors that make us disposable.