Artist Joe Moss presents his installation 'Automated Fantasy Procedure' at Matt's Gallery in London. The work features a squadron of choreographed drones, two-channel videos with actors portraying figures like a Caspar David Friedrich-inspired wanderer, and a Roman-style mosaic, all experienced in scheduled ten-minute replays designed to mimic the overwhelming sensation of scrolling through a smartphone.
The review questions whether Moss's exploration of digital overload, surveillance culture, and post-internet aesthetics meaningfully advances a well-trodden artistic conversation. While the installation effectively distills the feeling of informational powerlessness, critic Digby Warde-Aldam suggests its disparate threads offer little new analysis, prompting reflection on the continued relevance of the 'post-internet' art genre two decades after its emergence.