Reeks (2003)
‘Reeks’ (or ‘Strings’ in English) is a soliloquy about a virtual city, based on a video game. The text marvels at the sense of liberty and haphazardness that virtual worlds can evoke despite their conspicuously constructed nature.
Even though it is a text, ‘Strings’ was presented as
an art object at a gallery. Each edition (out of twelve) consists of
a elegantly designed silkscreen print and an audio cd. Next to a
spoken version of the text printed, the cd contains a half hour-long
session of a female voice pronouncing personal notes kept during
the process of creating this work.
Not having been rehearsed, the disordered notes are read in a faltering, hesitant manner, placing emphasis on the process of translation between unrefined ideas and a concise final result.