SOY DREAMS (2023–ongoing) questions the dreams and desires of the non-human actors—“fish” and “soy sauce”—in the techno-capitalocene.
Soy sauce was consumed in huge quantities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The small, fish-shaped vials in which the sauce is often delivered by courier services became the starting point for the installation. Oversized soy fish vials were cast in silicone and epoxy, combined with neon-colored textiles, cables, mosses, and data carriers. They resemble plastiglomerates. Empty plastic pond bowls and natural sand create the landscape where the fish “live,” while a dark, viscous liquid—soy sauce? Oil?—drips from plastic bags.
Screens scattered across the sand make the dreams of the soy fish visible. They display 3D renderings and video footage of fish meat and innards. In the digital sphere, the fish dream of being natural fish—of a materiality they never had.