fauxlographic
fauxlographic is a performative installation that takes place within an ethno-dysphoric cloning lab, where a scientist has cloned herself in order to analyze her diasporic anxiety. The fauxlographic clones enact sonic rituals in Farsi, English, and Perz-ish, based on multiple sources of information including embodied memories, wikileaks cables, and textual references concerning Iran and Persia. The ethno-dysphoric scientist performs a daily computing ritual wearing an eeg neuro-headset, (pars)ing the (fars)e of the clones' information. When high levels of CO2 are detected by the lab's sensors, the pixellated flesh of the clones degrade and multiply, reciprocating the affective presence of the other bodies gazing upon them. The use of organic sensors transforms the lab into a spatial interface, confusing the somatic architecture of the performance.
fauxlographic clip from elle mehrmand on Vimeo.