Anonymous
General Note:
[…] Ellipses Journal for Creative Research endeavours to make bare the process of research and development in creative and artistic research. This is for readers / viewers an opportunity and mechanism to see the types of academic critique engaged with creative research and to make visible the responses and development.
The following peer review was produced blind and in process, the artist / author has subsequently been given the opportunity to respond and develop both the theoretical and interactive parts of the article before publication. What you see published has been edited post this review.
Peer Review 2: Working Life (2020)
Reviewer: Anonymous
Which aspects of the submission are of interest / relevance and why?
The work looks at the changing reality of labour and control under neoliberal capitalism. In particular, I’m interested in its focus on WeWork and Silicon Valley capitalism.
How are the artistic and research outcomes represented?
The content uses the digital platform to advance a detailed theoretical argument about the changing face of work under late capitalism. It represents this with a corporate aesthetic ( offices, surveillance etc), which creates a subversive representation of its critical themes.
How well does the design support the submission?
The design strongly compliments the work. Its has this kind of 90s, early internet glitched ou quality which conveys the sense of stifling, but subtle, political and social coercion.
Are there any ethical or legal concerns?
No.
Conclusions and and pre publication revision:
An effective submission. The feel of the design compliments the text nicely, giving a palpable feeling of invisible control and manipulation.
