Kēi
S7N·CXN (7 Sins on Virtual Networkin’ Connections), 2023
Digital Media, Print on Paper
30 cm x 40 cm
Pride
The social media platform which is still at the top among others. However, the viral deadly challenges have brought the users to even bet their lives with the Grim Reaper. They seek attention and fame even though their skins are covered with scars and blood. Nothing can stop them, only until their last breath.
GREED
Fraudulent schemes are still a huge issue out there, especially in Cambodia. A short message or a call could leave your bank account with a zero balance and even a huge debt. Whoever falls into this trap will be just kept trapping at all times. No matter the perpetrators or the victims, they are just greedy either.
WRATH
There is a group of people who claim that they do it for justice, spreading words with anger anonymously. They call themselves with the title of Keyboard Warriors. They hide themselves behind the screen with keyboards as their weapons, criticizing someone extremely to let others develop fear towards them.
ENVY
For some users out there, social media is not for sharing and documenting memories but showing off wealth. In fact, some of them even throw hundreds of dollars to rent lambos just to show off as they want others to know how well their lives are. Only those who are far behind are blindfolded to seek a luxurious lifestyle, without considering the consequences.
LUST
Soliciting sexual attention can be seen everywhere. They use their bodies to exchange attention, money and fame. They could change their lives just after a sensual night. However, some of them just seek for their prey, putting them into the love trap and watching how they suffer from it. Faking the profile to attract the prey, that is how most virtual relationships work.
GLUTTONY
Consuming an extremely huge amount of food, that sounds insane but some audience out there would like to watch. Red light on health is what you would never understand towards the hosts. Somehow mukbang seems entertaining for someone out there, but do the hosts really enjoy it? Perhaps it is the only way for them to seek attention.
SLOTH
Hangout, camping, clubbing and other activities must be chill and fun, but what if these things are only on your mobile device? You do these without stepping out a step from your home and only staring at your mobile device. In the end, what are the differences between daydreaming and doing the so-called virtual activities that would never be tangible to you?
