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In the so-called Age of the Metaverse — where technology is intertwined with the fabric of our daily lives, mostly for reasons related to surveillance capitalism — one artist has used this new reality to confront their emotional struggles. Moritz Jekat’s Metaverse can you eat me (2022) is a poignant and deeply introspective meditation on the complex and multifaceted nature of depression, love, loneliness, and desire in a highly technological era. The artist’s video diary of thoughts, set against the backdrop of a new home, new country, and new environment, reflects the internal turmoil of an individual struggling to reconcile conflicting emotions using a virtual character as conduit.
As the artist grapples with the debilitating effects of depression, a sense of isolation is compounded by the distance from their partner in Berlin, who is also struggling with their own depressive episode. The work serves as a powerful testament to the deeply personal and subjective experience of mental health issues and the role technology plays in such contexts…
Matteo Bittanti
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Moritz Jekat
Metaverse can you eat me
digital video, color, sound, 11’ 16”, 2022, Germany
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