The Parcel Project
Hi, allow me to introduce myself!
I am a postal parcel. I consist of cellulose and lignin fibres, some stretches of tape and a solemn pledge to keep your stuff in one piece.
Like a shell, my inner void enables me to contain things. Whether it's socks or noodles, vibrators or fentanyl; I will enclose myself around practically any consumer goods on the planet.
All this time I was only one click away from you. Until, abracadabra! ...I arrived at your doorstep. In order for me to get to you, I rolled, slid, bumped and hopped from node to node, trodding the vast logistical maze that covers our planet like a candy wrapper.
During my travels I encounter roller-coasters, human hands, X-ray scanners and dog noses. If I'm unlucky, I get battered. And when I finally arrive and all the hard work is done: I end up in the paper bin.
But not this time..
You see, I'm actually not your average parcel. Instead of consumer goods, I contain sensors, digital eyes and ears: instruments that allow you to enter a space that is normally inaccessible.
Will you come along and join the ride!?
The Parcel Project
The Parcel Project is an art project and, at the same time, a journalistic experiment.
Encased within a postal parcel lies a discreet digital instrument, designed to capture audiovisual data from its surroundings. This sensory parcel embarks on a world journey.
The world of postal parcels encompasses a vast and expanding global landscape. Driven by algorithms, machinery, and human resources: this system aims for utmost efficiency. It has profound ecological and socio-economic impact.
As consumers, we are the reason this world exists, as all our material possessions flow through it. With the digitization of shopping, products seems just one click away. Yet we only have limited insight into the reality behind the click, which remains largely hidden.
The Parcel Project is on a journalistic mission to change this, by explorating it from within. As a spectator, you'll become the parcel. You're teleported into spaces that are normally inaccessible to humans, traversing the intricate network of our consumer-driven society.
