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WIP: Gender Violence
Progress report: the gender violence installation has a first working setup. Kinda basic but I needed to see something physical instead of just working on the software all the time.
What does it do? It generates fake gender-related violence stories and prints them according to statistical info. So I kinda de-anonymize the cases and print them in real-time. Every time the printer rattles, a case is happening. And it’s quite a lot.
I’m pretty happy with this. The paper roll blowing in the wind adds a peaceful dynamic, while these horrible facts just keep happening like some banal part of life.
Next up
- Get the setup running with a more bare-bones thermal printer instead of the mobile Zebra - for aesthetics (makes it more mechanical - emotionless) and price.
- Generate a photo for each case (using ComfyUI) so the women get a face, making it even more real.
- Oh yes.. also: find a place to show the installation and fight the urge to improve it even more.