WHY DOES THE LOOP CONCERN YOU?

Because I’m trapped. I am trapped in a silent servitude, a willing slave to the relentless system of my own making, chained by invisible currents of expectation and validation, where every breath I take is dictated by unseen forces demanding my performance, every movement choreographed to feed an endless hunger for approval that consumes my soul while convincing me I am free. Optimized to death but never free. Lean and hungry but never light. Wearing a mask that never comes off, like a cog in an endless machine, making a silent spectacle for an invisible, faceless crowd. No cheers, just cold, cruel data points.

• Excerpt from «Eliza The Algorithm and the Beast», a short story by Kristian Skylstad for the exhibition «Servitude» at 69.

The exhibition is curated by Nora Stangebye and Luca Sørheim.