magus

Hyperstition

fictions that make themselves real

Concept:


Ever since the dawn of time a Great Old One (see Cthulhu Mythos) has slept deep in the earth beneath the site of the historical town of Colchester, Essex. Magus, a group of ontological terrorists, will reveal the evidence of this fact.

The evidence takes the form of an installation within Slack Space Colchester, which depicts the work environment of an ad hoc band of investigators. Artefacts, materials and media suggest the 'true' historical time line of Colchester, taking into account the the alien's presence and its effect. This will include biological, historical, architectural, social and occult themes, depicted at the workstations and throughout the space.

The investigators have been driven mad in the most Lovecraftian sense, the work that they conducted has begun to affect their dreams and waking consciousness. In an attempt to reconcile this they leave evidence of their own desires to realise and manifest the Great Old One. Obsessive and detailed empirical study becomes infected with arcane memes and primordial sciences. Resulting in one final act of insane idolatry.

The audience will be invited to take a tour of the space and witness the final outcome of the research/madness. An immersive quasi-theatrical showing that places the viewer within the visceral arena of the art and challenges them to engage with the their fiction, narrative and the reality.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_Mythos

http://hyperstition.abstractdynamics.org/archives/006777.html