Today we live in a hybrid reality Today we live in a hybrid reality where the space between the physical and the virtual is fluid. Gone is the radical internet of the 90’s where logging off was an option. Though integrated into our daily lives, the web of today is fluid but not seamless. As the internet becomes more ubiquitous we find ourselves in purgatory between reality mediated through the screen and reality manifested in three dimensions. - Parker Ito To be able to mirror the perceived reality, these works all originate with a photograph of the physical reality. What is interesting about a digital photograph is that it is already a digital representation of reality - reality has already been moderated into a binary language in this first step. The image is then firstly read by a digital device and secondly by a human perception, back-and-forth, to reflect the change in perception of modern times. The transitions between different 'readers' of the image (it being a digital device or a perceiving mind), creates a dissonance that results in a new image that is a combination of our image of reality and perceived reality. The point is, that these are already melting together. We accept images of reality as a valid representation of reality. We confuse models of reality with reality itself. This dialectic relationship between mediated reality and perceived reality, has slowly lead to a hybrid reality, where the borders between them are getting harder to define. Video, 2013. Script, visuals and sound: Mark Tholander Voice: Sam Lomberg A collaboration between contemporary artist Mark Tholander (1988 -), and film producer Sam Lomberg (1920–2014). A reflection on how the world has changed into a hybrid reality where the space between the physical and the virtual is fluid. (Warning: This film contains flashing lights which may not be suitable for photosensitive epilepsy.) Web: Mark Tholander: marktholander.dk Sam Lomberg: imdb.com/name/nm0518525/