Studio Benjamin Busch
Studio Benjamin Busch

Fully Automated Aquarium
2017
Multimedia installation with CRT television, DVD player, DVD-R, flatbed shopping cart and tie-down strap
Dimensions variable

Fully Automated Aquarium is a multimedia installation assembled from found materials and obsolete media technologies. A deliberately unstable playback system exploits a compatibility glitch between digital and analog formats, producing an endlessly malfunctioning video loop. The work emerged from research into contemporary debates surrounding automation and technological acceleration.