In this era of short form content, the influencer, and the attention economy, what it means to be an artist has shifted in so many ways. At times, it almost feels like my job is to hack and exploit the human brain to maintain their attention so they will stay on the thing I am trying to show to them, while they are so flooded with dopamine and constant stimulation, instant gratification.
Because everyone in this era is totally screen pilled, art that doesn't exploit some weird idiosyncrasy of the human nervous system isn't going to stick. We have to jingle keys, keep people focused, pace it right, cut out pauses, put something bizarre at the beginning, ragebait them, put in the subway surfers, speed it up, add a video of someone playing with kinetic sand. I almost begin to feel like im some sort of neurological hacker trying to breach my way into the audiences minds so I get them hooked long enough to watch my art slop between all of the ads and brainrot. And im really no different than the ads for Amazon or Hellofresh, because as soon as I get an audience with this technique, the goal of an artist influencer now is to then use their platform to peddle cheap garbage people don't need or get them half off for 6 months of a meal subscription service.
I don't really have any solution to that, or any further commentary, but I feel like this video highlights this idea. I didn't even make it to show or demonstrate this in some self aware way either. I made this because at a time I believed that it was the only way to get peoples attention. And that could still be right, but it probably isn't, I really hope it isnt. But I would also be lying if I said it wasnt really fun. I know this isnt a very professional artist statement. I know im not using the big buzzwords, but its the truth, and I think if you expect me to be all pompous and pretentious my art isn't for you. Fuck you.
Also this is Goosie, she is basically like a tulpa/thoughtform I created in my mind for the last like 3 years. Now she wants to talk to you.