In Progress: The Wait of Expectation

This work is live streamed only, there is no on demand option.

In Progress: The Wait of Expectation is a diary-like live video essay that looks at the techno-psychology of the loading bars and digital icons that placate us as we wait for our apps to load and our technology to come online. This witty digital performance examines what loading means and how its personality, quirks, smell and function have changed over time. The tumbling hourglass, the UberEats animation, the spinning wheel of death: all of these symbols seduce us into a spell that suggests progress is being made. However, they are a gateway into a false economy. 

Following its raucous debut as a work-in-progress at Performance Space’s LIVE DREAMS platform (2021), In Progress: The Wait of Expectation makes its world premiere in Liveworks as a fully-fledged digital performance, pushing the boundaries of the medium and inviting us to rethink our digital lives. Part MTV TRL showtime, part vaporwave mumblecore dystopia, In Progress: The Wait of Expectation is a deeply personal work that celebrates these tiny constructed moments of calm and questions our need for them.

Duration: 30 minutes.

Please note that this performance is a two tab / two window experience best viewed on Google Chrome via a desktop or laptop computer, and is not optimised for mobile.

Ticketing: 
General Admission
Full Price: $35+bf
Concession: $25+bf

Warnings: Adult themes including drug use and mental health.