Erika Sacks
Erika, 23
Rochester → Boston → ?
Looking for reality in a virtual world.
Pulling the private into the public.
Questioning self-commodification online.
Reclaiming agency over my own self worth.
Drinks? ;)
Erika’s work questions the world of online personas; how the act of self-commercialization on social media platforms parallels the advertising and marketing of products in a nation under capitalism. More recently, Erika’s work puts a spotlight on digital romance and dating apps. Through interactive sculptures and installation, Erika publicizes aspects of the digital sphere that are normally encountered privately and "invisibly". The shopper is confronted with a portrait of millennial relationships: how they search for, engage in, and maintain aspects of love.