Be Right Back

Continuing to display work quietly in the basement, Thomas Hunter Projects installed a massive new piece by Matthew Garrison at the start of the semester titled “Be Right Back.” With a name inspired from the internet acronym, “BRB,” the installation attempts to visualize and embody the internet. The work covers an entire wall of the Thomas Hunter Project room with 837 webcam shots of empty rooms that resemble an overwhelming collage of colored walls and random furniture pieces when viewed as a whole. Up close though, the empty rooms showcase eccentricities and personalized modes of living. The collage accurately communicates the duality of comforting and unsettling vibes that one often encounters while surfing the web.

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