Above: Still from ‘The Evangelist’, video, 2023
“Our history, like our future, is never too far away.”
The KAIROS* project from writer and artist J.E.A.N. (Jean-Robert Saintil) explores themes of alienation, post-capitalism and post-colonialism through the lens of future-scoping. The question of ‘what lies beyond the horizon of our current epoch’ is at the core.
KAIROS is an optimistic practice that aims to inspire action, while confronting the realities of hauntological referents – no future is borne pure, but this knowledge provides a glimmer of possibility – that what we do today, can become the foundation of what comes after.
Starting at a point of radical deconstruction, while using the visual cues of sci-fi and video self-reportage, KAIROS presents the viewer with stories of possible futures, neither utopian or dystopian but all too human.
It begs the question – if you look into the future, what kind of vision would you like to see…and are you willing to be part of the change to make it become a reality.
Above: Still from ‘The Architect’, video, 2023
Repurposing late-capitalist strategies of using public infrastructure to amplify digital communication, KAIROS uses public interventions – using surprise to create moments of heightened liminality, and potential openness for reflection.
INTERRUPTIONS
A different wavelength
Open WiFi network hotspots in busy public spaces that, when opened, send you directly to KAIROS Stories.
Locations: CPH Airport Arrival Terminal, Metro Lines
Yeah, that scans
QR Code stickers placed on ads in public spaces that hard lead to KAIROS stories.
History repeated? (2024)
AR installations in contested public/private spaces.
*Kairos: Ancient Greek term translated as the “right time” or “opportune moment” to do or say something
Year:
2023 – Present
Medium:
Video,
Installations,
Interruptions,
AR
Shown:
Global
Starring:
Jonathan Bonnici,
Ed Verillo,
Anna Rabe,
J.E.A.N
