Gaia Del Santo
Exhibition view: touching grass is not enough at this point, 2022. Diploma Exhibition, ZHdK. Documentation: Sebastian Lendenmann
Exhibition view: touching grass is not enough at this point, 2022. Diploma Exhibition, ZHdK. Documentation: Sebastian Lendenmann

2022
touching grass is not enough at this point
Installation, Video
post, George Paton Gallery, Melbourne, August 8th – August 19th 2022
Diploma Exhibition, ZHdK, Zurich, June 10th – June 24th 2022

touching grass is not enough at this point is an interpersonal monologue about being very online and feeling like a scattered cluster of code in today’s attention economy. Stuck in a doomscroll, the four profiles in the video reflect on their constant self-broadcast, the sickening amounts of data they face every day, and possible coping strategies. They consider praying, listening to guided meditations at double the speed, and taking Adderall. Camera: Nicolas Mennel

Detail: touching grass is not enough at this point, 2022. Video (16:9, color, sound, loop, 18’41’’), energy drinks, headbands, memory foam, dimensions variable. Documentation: Sebastian Lendenmann
Detail: touching grass is not enough at this point, 2022. Video (16:9, color, sound, loop, 18’41’’), energy drinks, headbands, memory foam, dimensions variable. Documentation: Sebastian Lendenmann
Still: touching grass is not enough at this point, 2022. Video (16:9, color, sound, loop, 18’41’’), energy drinks, headbands, memory foam, dimensions variable
Still: touching grass is not enough at this point, 2022. Video (16:9, color, sound, loop, 18’41’’), energy drinks, headbands, memory foam, dimensions variable
Still:touching grass is not enough at this point, 2022. Video (16:9, color, sound, loop, 18’41’’), energy drinks, headbands, memory foam, dimensions variable
Still:touching grass is not enough at this point, 2022. Video (16:9, color, sound, loop, 18’41’’), energy drinks, headbands, memory foam, dimensions variable
Still:touching grass is not enough at this point, 2022. Video (16:9, color, sound, loop, 18’41’’), energy drinks, headbands, memory foam, dimensions variable
Still:touching grass is not enough at this point, 2022. Video (16:9, color, sound, loop, 18’41’’), energy drinks, headbands, memory foam, dimensions variable