Sisyphus in the Post-Pandemic World

PrizeShortlist in Create (art)
University/SchoolRoyal College of Art
ArtistSongnan Guo
CategoryNon-Professional
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The project presents the possibility of a near-future context in which the way people live their daily lives is reshaped by frequent lockdowns - people need to be ready for a lockdown that could start at any moment and end at any time, just as Sisyphus needs to push a boulder up the mountain at every moment. By constructing a corner of the room full of traces of living in this speculative context, the project aims to emphasize the fear of uncertainty in life and the absurdity that arises from the conflict between the desire for control and the unknowability of the world.