This photographic essay constructs the identity of a worker within the Cyber Drama Company, a fictional call center that symbolizes the logic of interactions in cyberspace. Here, the attendant is not just a piece of the system but also a user—navigating between the superficial and obscure layers of the internet, sometimes listening, sometimes seeking support.
Does someone who works on the internet ever stop using it? To the tired eyes that evaluate, measure, and censor, where is their rest?
I am the perfect prey that sees everything and nothing escapes me - employee of the year // ok tell #001
The work explores the fluidity between these roles and the precarization of labor relations, where outsourcing and exhaustive work shifts shape an often invisible reality. Between luminous screens and automated responses, the worker’s individuality dissolves, reflecting emotional exhaustion and the fragility of relationships in the virtual environment. Within Cyber Drama, the worker becomes an extension of the system itself, trapped in a cycle where desire and exhaustion coexist.
Imperial break - a sip to dream free // ok tell #002
In this essay, the images evoke a visual paradox: between projected luxury and exhausting labor, between an aesthetic of desire and the saturation of invisible effort. The brightness of screens and advertising campaigns selling pleasure and exclusivity collide with mechanical routines and overwork. The fantasy of consumption, sold as access to an ideal world, does not include those who keep the digital machine running.
Desktop without illusions - I wish // ok tell #003
Beyond criticizing working conditions, Ok, Tell Me Your Cyber Drama carries a decolonial perspective on digital precarization. The same structures that export trends and technological promises also outsource labor to underdeveloped countries, reinforcing exploitative dynamics. The Cyber Drama Company’s operator does not just interact with the system—they are shaped by it, living in a hybrid state where the line between what they desire and what they endure is constantly blurred.
I played the role I needed to, who takes care of me? - I'm almost playing the joker // ok tell #004
I dreamed while sitting, does work bring you achievements or obligations? My shift is over // ok tell #005
I dreamed while sitting, does work bring you achievements or obligations? My shift is over // ok tell #005
I dreamed while sitting, does work bring you achievements or obligations? My shift is over // ok tell #005
I dreamed while sitting, does work bring you achievements or obligations? My shift is over // ok tell #005
More than an aesthetic portrayal, this essay exposes the contradictions of digital labor and cyber alienation, questioning who truly controls the machine and who is consumed by it.