Sirens

On the Anthropocene, mermaids, and real-life fall-out from the digital world

Susie Kahlich
Jul 10, 2017 · 12 min read

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Artipoeus visits Lithuanian artist Emilija Škarnulytė video installation Manifold at Decad Gallery, in Berlin.

S is for slasher film. S is for Susie….

Manifold (detail) | Emilija Škarnulytė 2017

So… I’m not sure why he was freaking out that it worked.

Manifold (detail) | Emilija Škarnulytė 2017
Manifold (detail) | Emilija Škarnulytė 2017

And that’s when I fell in love with my sixth Lithuanian.

Manifold (detail) | Emilija Škarnulytė 2017
Manifold (detail) | Emilija Škarnulytė 2017
Manifold (detail) | Emilija Škarnulytė 2017
Manifold (detail) | Emilija Škarnulytė 2017

This is the Anthropocene.

Manifold (detail) | Emilija Škarnulytė 2017
Manifold (detail) | Emilija Škarnulytė 2017

Because what is a geological age if not multi-faceted?

The Berlin Sky | Artist Unknown 2017
Manifold (detail) | Emilija Škarnulytė 2017

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Susie Kahlich

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Producer and host of the bi-monthly podcast, Artipoeus: Art You Can Hear, and founder of Pretty Deadly Self Defense. www.artipoeus.com / www.prettydeadly.org

SINGE Network

Welcome to SINGE Network. We’re an online and real-time platform for digital storytelling connecting the voices of long-term expats, migrants and refugees to build a community for today’s mobile, global population.

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