Nicht Arcade
The exhibition Nicht Arcade starts from a hypothetical situation in which an individual’s identity is completely coded and all personal information is hidden. Nicht Arcade is a space in the work and at the same time presents a concept that penetrates the entire exhibition. The landscape of the exhibition, which is completely different from the current world, yet very similar, poses questions to the audience. Is this space without possession, identity and even the sense of place a utopia or a dystopia? The exhibition tells the story of a name and identity to define an individual, a society that deals with that identity, and an individual who is asked for a clear identity from that society. The voice that introduces the arcade, where only me and not me exist, speaks confidently about its safety and freedom. “And now escape from your personally identified world!