Katriona Beales

‘PAN’ (after the etymology of the word ‘panic’ from the Greek god) was inspired by Berardi's notion of panic and depression as socio-pathological responses to information excess. Inside a purpose-built diamond-shaped room, hundreds of wires and telecommunications cables were suspended from the ceiling creating a dense mass above the viewer’s head. At the far side of the room, an old office chair sat in front of handmade triangular wooden desk covered in shiny black plastic. USB powered LED fans spun round the sides flashing brightly coloured light cycles, at the same time as a jarring soundtrack heightened the claustrophobia of the room. In the centre of the desk was a raised platform with a laptop playing a video of tens of smaller pop-window videos of documentary footage and performative actions. Artist Steve Klee writing on 'PAN' states, “the central video is sophisticated, having a Russian doll structure… a nightmarish excess of information is suggested”.