Scott Wade

Wade's work does not distinguish between the "surreal" and the "everyday," but regards them as the same thing. When the surreal (questionable) that appears and disappears relaxes and dissolves into the everyday, it activates our thoughts and arouses our curiosity. This series of events has the function of making the viewer feel pleasure.

"Sharable content" and online interactive interactions provide entertainment that is both surreal and everyday. However, the viewer's physical actions remain passive. So where is the physical pleasure? In the body, in the perception, or in the passive action itself? This idea is explored through the narratives in the video series "Soap & Mud." He continues to weave stories that question these mundane things.

*Photo courtesy of Matthew Sperzel