Zhanina Marinova

Image overload: one side of the mattress printed with already existing motifs that I have developed for previous exhibitions. The mixture and accumulation of motifs is symbolic of the images that put us to sleep every day in the digital world. The visitor is ivited to sit or lie down alone or with someone else on the mattress. The visitor is asked toe hide their phone in the mattress (*there is a zip on the mattress case) and having them set an alarm on the phone as a „10 minutes count down“. This act makes it certain that the visitor will spend at least 10 minutes without a phone during the show. Information overload: If this side of the mattress is not satisfying enought, the viewer can turn the mattress to the other side and choose one of the practical ideas written on it. Each activity can be done without a phone (or a digital tool) within 10 minutes, but outside the exhibition space. The pale pink side of the mattress filled with text is a symbol of the information and ideas that flood the digital space every day, which more often can create a sense of anxiety and imbalance rather than a sense of being informed, creative or calm.