TECHNO HOLISTIC MEDICINE (noun) is characterised by constant innovation, the digitisation of information and communication, and the growing importance of digital networks/platforms specifically within the space of spiritual and holistic health.
Technology mediates our perceptions of our bodies and our experiences from Webmd to TikTok influencers. However, there is no impetus for tech/media outlets to act on behalf of the security and health of the general public. Simple solutions are seductive tools of misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy theories, allowing followers a sense of calm from the chaos of complex problems.
The treatments frequently discussed are essentially a cultural appropriation soup of Indigenous and/or Asian practices blended together to promote the easiest and most monetizable elements to audiences craving care and spiritual fulfillment.
Techno Holistic Medicine is a video, sound and sculpture installation. The piece is not a criticism of the toxic spiritual wellness followers, who are often themselves vulnerable communities, or their profiteers who have succumbed to septic capitalistic pursuits. The piece attempts to draw sympathy to those swept up in a systemic, informational issue rapidly outgrowing the dark corners of the internet
