Do you still remember January 2007? It was like the arrival of an entirely different reality. A sleek, almost buttonless object with rounded corners took the world stage and heralded a promising future.  In fact, nearly 20 years later, this object influences every facet of our lives. It is closer to us than almost anything else and receives more attention than all our loved ones. It influences how we think, speak, and move through the world. It controls what we desire and what we hate. It guards our innermost desires like a secret. When someone other than ourselves holds it in their hand, we become alert and nervous. This smooth, almost buttonless object is an everyday item. At the same time, the question arises: who actually needs whom here?  

“my (no)thing — my everything” is to be understood as a study. I reverse the dynamic and shift from the observed to the observer. Instead of being distracted by the content, the surface is examined very closely. The buttonless object becomes a light table; screenshots become still lifes. Individual symbols are analyzed and brought back from the digital realm into physical space. By linking them to everyday objects, further layers of meaning are revealed.

“my (no)thing — my everything” is a personal work about a media culture from which we can hardly escape. Accept the invitation, pause for a moment the next time you’re scrolling, and observe the fine lines, the composition, and the colors on your screen. This distance has helped me disconnect a little from all the madness that strains my nervous system day after day. We’re all in this together.