Recycling of two light boxes: wood, fluorescent tube electrical systems, gels, plexiglass, diffusers
0.78 m × 0.21 m × 1.57 m
Fifteen characters to express our desires: compressed words, fragmented, often meaningless to those who do not master the codes. NOW is a term commonly used on gay dating platforms, such as Grindr, to signal immediate availability and the search for a hookup — a direct sexual encounter.
A green dot indicates an online presence: internet codes are reused here like a wake-up call, inspired by gay nightclub darkrooms and neon lights — a red signal urging us to react.
This urgency, as well as the almost trivialized virtual violence within apps, comes into tension with physical space. Since the rise of the far right in Argentina, hate crimes against the LGBTQIA+ community have increased by 70%, of which 52.9% are committed by the police.