Work-Life-Balance

The installation presents two devices that serve the same function in different contexts: they simulate presence. A mechanical mouse jiggler shifts a computer cursor at irregular intervals. For monitoring software or activity indicators, this creates the impression that someone is working. Alongside it sits a TV simulator that mimics the flicker of a television through changing light pulses, suggesting an occupied apartment. Both devices are controlled by timer switches that turn them on and off in the rhythm of a regular working day. In the installation, devices take over the role of the people whose presence they indicate. Work and rest appear as automated processes, governed by time and technology.