PASCAL LAGARDE

‘en hoe verder hij ging, des te langer was zijn terugweg’ (and the further he went, the longer was his way back)

This project was inspired by this quote by C.C.S. Crone and is part of the Vast Zand collaboration.. The quote is posted on one of the entrances of Utrecht Central Station.

The Anonymous Identity investigates the physical representation of our online identity. Trans atlantic cables connect internet exchanges and data centers that house our profiles, our memories, our conversations and our photo’s. This is the cloud that is hidden behind our 4-digit code, it knows where we have been and where we are heading.

Where to go, how to find your place, in a world that thrives on anonymity?

Between on and off ramps, almost inaccessible. This is our nature, tucked away in the armpits of our highways.

Sheltering the land from the water, providing a place for recreation. The Zeeland coast does it all.

We sit behind our hedges and walls. Are we keeping the outside world from peeking in? Or don't we want to be confronted with the world outside ourselves?

The Netherlands and water, a logical combination. So how about showing the influence of the water on our surroundings without showing the water?