Brandon Tay, DOOMSCROLL DREAMACHINE (2025), Yeo Workshop. Photo by David Owens
The Singaporean artist Brandon Tay, now living in Shanghai, examines the ways digital technologies shape subconscious thought and influence behaviour beyond the screen. In this sculpture, he reworks a stroboscopic light to display an infinite scrolling loop of information drawn from social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Tay draws connections between social media and hypnosis, asking whether time spent online can contribute to altered states of mind.
