A growing body of data suggests an unprecedented increase in Internet use and consumption of online pornography during the pandemic, and possibly even directly caused by it. At the same time, there was an increase in self-improvement, either through books or articles. According to Foucault, power is not hierarchical and can be exercised through the production and dissemination of knowledge. Knowledge can be turned into a weapon to project power as through knowledge, the subject can be sensitized to certain worldviews without the active use of power. The "self" is at the root of neoliberalism. The pursuit of ever-increasing utility is what underpins neoliberalism, even if this is at the expense of the collective interest.
Self-motivation books that are very popular on the internet now, drive this neoliberal agenda in a very subtle way and facilitate the depoliticization of the individual, making them more "self-centered". Most self-motivation books promote excessive individualism and encourage individuals to become more selfish at the expense of the welfare of society. The maximization of the sense of individual happiness that they establish is destructive to both social cohesion and social bonds.
The works depict pornographic scenes along with diversity-equality quotes. It combines cliche images and popular quotes from the internet into pixel art form. Pixel art strips the image down to basic, more primitive shapes with a humorous twist.
The work consists of 12 drawings 29,7cmx20cm and 9 embroideries varied diameter. The materials used are colored pencils on drawing paper and embroidery on etamine textile.
