Manipulation: "The use of words, gestures, or simulated feelings to influence another person."
– Psicanaliseclinica.com
Every single day, we're bombarded by advertising that brainwashes us into wanting to buy more and more. Everyone is fighting for our attention, pushing us to fill our baskets with endless piles of pointless products.
With their bold colors, flashy graphics, and anxiety-inducing slogans, these messages manipulate us into believing we need things we never even thought about… and in truth, we don’t need them at all.
In a vintage 1980s Spanish grocery basket, 14 Gameboy Classics play 14 different video loops, with satirical messages brands use to make us buy more and more.
Technique/Materials
- 1 Spanish 80s metal grocery basket
- 19 Gameboy Classic, 90s, with 14 different video feeds (each loop around +/- 20 minutes)
- 14 computers
- 14 lcd monitors
- Fans
Dimensions (cms)
L: 43.5 cms x 33.5 cms x 40cms
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