Evgenia Mikhaylova
Signal to Noise Ratio or How to Reconcile an Object?
Evgenia Mikhaylova, Signal to Noise Ratio or How to Reconcile an Object, installation view, single channel digital video, 6.60 min, 2021
How do we distinguish significance from the rest of the noise? When does something transform into a piece of information that we value as part of the puzzle that connects things? The work tries to reconcile objects and a degree of understanding formed by a personal signal-to-noise ratio that needs to be achieved to find meaning among the noise. The piece explores how different means of communication affect our understanding of the signal-to-noise ratio and the relationship we have with objects that help shape our belief systems and meaning.