The Shiatsung project
Author
Series
Publisher
BDANG
Publication Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A woman lives alone in a small house situated in a tidy yard surrounded by a seemingly impenetrable wall.
She spends her days reading, swimming, and watching TV. She eats regular meals and keeps her house clean. But the simplicity is deceiving, because the woman has no idea how she came to live in her house, and—most importantly--what exists beyond the wall. Her only source of information is a talking TV monitor in her living room called Shiatsung. The entity controlling the monitor is committed to keeping the woman hydrated and educated, but it refuses to answer any of her existential questions and keeps her under constant surveillance.
Lonely and frustrated, the woman begins to search for answers of her own. The Shiatsung Project explores surveillance culture and authoritarian control, and how they disrupt our very human need for connection, intimacy, and a meaningful life.
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Contributors
Jensen, Aleshia translator
ISBN
9781772620603
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Publisher's Weekly Review
In Archambault's quietly haunting meditation on surveillance culture, a woman with no name leads a solitary life in a small house, attended to by Shiatsung, a computer that's fed and educated her via ever-watchful cameras since she was an infant. Shiatsung refuses to tell her about humanity or the outside world, despite her pleas. As she ages, the woman becomes restless, ever more urgently curious about what lies beyond the high stone walls that surround her perfectly kept lawn, but Shiatsung thwarts her escape attempt via drones that paralyze her with sonic attacks. Still, by chiseling a hole in a wall, the woman is able to connect briefly with a man who lives "next door" and the two manage a desperate sexual liaison, a moment of euphoria in the face of the Project's ultimate meaninglessness. Archambault's style recalls a less crowded Chris Ware landscape, dominated by crisp architectural lines and solid colors that effectively communicate the grim, repetitive sterility of its world. It's an eerie parable of authoritarianism, technological dependence, and the need for privacy and intimacy in the digital age. This strong debut marks Archambault as a creator to watch. (Nov.)
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