The Noise

September 6 - 26, 2017

Artist: Julia Beliaeva

Propaganda methods such as “repetition,” “labeling,” and “demonizing the enemy” have been used for centuries to cause fear and uncertainty, while at the same time offering fail-safe ways to get rid of such emotions. Is it possible to effectively counteract manipulative influences? Working with elements of television noise, “The Noise” by Olesia Trofimenko and Iaroslav Kolomiichuk uncovered the mechanisms of propaganda influences and makes their true meanings visible to the viewer.

Propaganda, like a blanket, covers the human mind with simulated information networks and creates the perfect conditions for putting critical thought to sleep. Propaganda methods such as “repetition,” “labeling,” and “demonizing the enemy” have been used for centuries to cause fear and uncertainty, while at the same time offering fail-safe ways to get rid of such emotions.

Is it possible to effectively counteract manipulative influences?

Working with elements of television noise, “The Noise” by Olesia Trofimenko and Iaroslav Kolomiichuk uncovered the mechanisms of propaganda influences and makes their true meanings visible to the viewer.