Medium: Video Art
"LetsFixIt" is an eye-opening glitch video art piece that tackles the underrepresentation of women in the art world head-on. It calls for collective action to address these disparities and reshape the landscape of the art community. The piece starts with a playful nod to the flickering, illustrated gif work of XCopy, an artist from the original "Natively Digital: Glitch-ism" lineup. The homage features a skull, symbolizing the death of old paradigms and the need for a major shift in the art world's established norms. As the video evolves, datamoshing techniques disrupt the image, further emphasizing the call for change.
The artistic disruption transitions into striking visuals that reveal alarming statistics about discrimination in the art world. The datamoshing technique masterfully connects the initial homage to XCopy with these thought-provoking facts, underscoring the urgency to tackle and break down these inequalities.
The video features a unique musical composition crafted by the artist 8 years ago, made from raw image data using an innovative process called reverse sonification. This cutting-edge approach to sound, which was previously highlighted in Vice Magazine, allows the music to be experienced in .gif format, adding depth to the artwork's sensory allure.
"LetsFixIt" pushes viewers to engage with the art world's imbalances while also imagining a more inclusive and diverse future where the lines between art, gender, and representation are in a constant state of reinvention. The piece's call-to-action title reminds us of our shared responsibility in addressing these disparities, using the disruptive and transformative power of glitch art to fuel lasting change.
