Casper’s Ex is a playful interactive installation on the relationship between human beings and everyday technology. More specifically, this installation is about the relationship between our smartphones and ourselves. We feel attached to our devices, but as soon as a newer and better model crosses our path, we trade them in without remorse. The phone, however, cannot move on. Your data, your scent, and your picture is all they have left. Casper’s Ex is a lonely smartphone that’s been left behind and is trying to connect with you while you are passing by.
Biography:
Casper de Jong (NL) graduated in 2017 from the Interactive Performance Design program at the Theatre department of HKU University of The Arts Utrecht. Through his interactive work, Casper explores what moves us. Having a background in theatre, he does so from a dramaturgical perspective, moving among the debates surrounding technological developments and the ethics behind them. His perspective is always unique in how he sheds a playful light on both the good and the dangerous sides of technological development.
