R.M Kavanagh
interview / liz rice mccray
R.M Kavanagh, a.k.a. Rasher, has been observing the willing infiltration of technology that occupies our daily lives and puts the family life under the microscope revolving around a glass table. “Perceptual Space” explores the realm of digital culture, as we explore the world where streaming and social media hypnotize ourselves with our personal black mirror. It’s the first “visual cocaine” for families, sold over-the-counter at a store near you. As children and parents post, share, comment, swipe, scroll and zoom, it’s all become the norm, stored in the cloud above.
Is it not a fact that we all have become social media dealers, feeding each other’s habit by creating an endless supply of visual stimulation? By the time you have finished your coffee, you will have exposed yourself to multiple emotions as a result of viewing murder, genocide, suicide bombers, natural disasters, fluffy cats, dogs in costumes, car crashes, near-death incidents, sexy videos, etcetera. Are we desensitizing ourselves to life and becoming numb? And what are the unforeseen dangers and consequences for this pocket device? The answers are blurred but, “life is what happens when you’re busy on your device watching other people live.”