‘Shrine of Virtue - Theatre of Vice’, 2025
Does anti-art have a purifying effect upon morals?
This publication brings together Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Discourse on the Sciences and Arts (1750) and key texts from the Dada movement, revealing how Dada extends and radicalizes Rousseau's critique of intellectualism and bourgeois morality. Rather than opposing each other, these works form a dialogue - Rousseau warns that the pursuit of knowledge and refinement corrupts morals, while Dada exposes this corruption through its rejection of conventional meaning, logic, and artistic tradition. The publication integrates NFC technology, transforming it into a hybrid experience. Certain texts remain hidden until revealed via mobile devices, while embedded video references enhance the reading process. The contrast between print and digital, reinforced through a blue and yellow visual division, highlights the central theme of contradiction - between materiality and technology, visibility and invisibility, structure and absurdity.