“I’m Only Now”: The Institute for New Feeling and the Politics of Presence

“A fear of being scammed. A fear of being scammed.” In the first moments of Institute for New Feeling’s 2015 video “Seek: A Self-fulfilling Prophesy,” we hear a disembodied female voice echo this private anxiety over ambient tones. A jagged, 3D polygon transits aimlessly across digital skins of manufactured urban landscapes, which stretch chaotically across … Continue reading “I’m Only Now”: The Institute for New Feeling and the Politics of Presence