CELINE LASSUS
My practice is the product of a generation bombarded by the claims of a technological
utopia—a place unmarked by social grievances. I address this false promise in my new media
and performance practice, specifically focusing on the internet and its notoriety. Often
employing elements of digital culture, I subvert the experience of a casual day online by using
the language of the Internet to confront the exploitative conditions of institutional power. I
particularly reflect on the transitory nature of the Internet, from its early conception as a haven
for virtual community to its current iteration as a data-driven, hyper-monitored economy. My
work plays between these two realities, winking at both in acknowledgement. Behind the
lighthearted exchange, a stark truth awaits—one you can’t seem to log out of. Doing this alone
would be a monumental task, no doubt weighted by feelings of impending doom. Instead, I
choose to research and collaborate with affected communities. Doing so brings my work into a
collective perspective, one that overrides the singular experience in exchange for a vehicle of
solidarity.
Celine Lassus (b. 1999, Tampa, Florida) is a media artist based in Austin, TX, working across new media, performance, video and installation.