The Great Indecision Council

Who are we really? Who do we want to be?
What do we tell Google, from the apparent intimacy of our smart- phone, that we would rather not share with the rest of the world?
With his art installation The Great Indecision Council, visual artist Romain Tardy presents an unsolicited self-portrait of our current society by translating in real time the search terms most frequent- ly used on Google and Google News into visual and audio signals in the public space: they become pulses that are visible and audi- ble both inside and outside the circle.
The Great Indecision Council is a reflection for us all. An image that shows humanity as it really is, not how it wants to be seen. The work takes the shape of a mesmerizing and hypnotic large-scale light and sound installation, in which visitors are surrounded by a circle of light, sound, words and computer-generated, mystical chants. The Great Indecision Council invites visitors into the mid- dle of this enchanting work while being watched by spectators close-by, and maybe even far above us.

Who are we really? Who do we want to be?
What do we tell Google, from the apparent intimacy of our smart- phone, that we would rather not share with the rest of the world?
With his art installation The Great Indecision Council, visual artist Romain Tardy presents an unsolicited self-portrait of our current society by translating in real time the search terms most frequent- ly used on Google and Google News into visual and audio signals in the public space: they become pulses that are visible and audi- ble both inside and outside the circle.
The Great Indecision Council is a reflection for us all. An image that shows humanity as it really is, not how it wants to be seen. The work takes the shape of a mesmerizing and hypnotic large-scale light and sound installation, in which visitors are surrounded by a circle of light, sound, words and computer-generated, mystical chants. The Great Indecision Council invites visitors into the mid- dle of this enchanting work while being watched by spectators close-by, and maybe even far above us.