DISCOMBOBULATION: Reassembled Transmissions from the Infected Past [2020] •100-minutes •Part of the Soundworks boxset
Discombobulation: the fact of being made to feel confused or uncomfortable by something / to cause to be in a state of confusion.
Discombobulation is an archival sound documentary that appropriates audio material from Youtube videos to explore the Western mediascape during the coronavirus pandemic. From the early weeks of public and political confusion, quack remedies and panic buying, to the unprecedented pollution-free skies, lockdown protests and eventual openings of the summer months, Discombobulation explores the production, dissemination and consumption of digital media during the first wave of the pandemic. It sets out to question the role of modern technology today, examining how it mediates and shapes our lives in a highly interconnected but politically polarised world.