SPECULUM: Big Dada

Big Dada is part of the SPECULUM: 10 Characters series, created by the Dutch collective SMACK. In Big Dada, surveillance cameras are turned into instruments of torture. Isolation, addiction to technology, self-love and self-destruction appear in these representations of contemporary malaise. SMACK is a collective formed by Ton Meijdam (Geldermalsen, Netherlands, 1973), Thom Snels (Tilburg, Netherlands, 1978), and Béla Zsigmond (Budapest, Hungary, 1975). This artistic collective uses 3D animation to create figurative videos that explore collective behaviour, digital identity, surveillance culture and the omnipresence of brands.