I Don`t Need To Know You

Applications like Tinder or Grindr promise to find us a perfect match, and we are glad about it - the more we know about the other person the better we feel. But even in this generation of hyper connectivity, the wild, untamed side of our nature still finds a way to express itself.

FILM

Dating culture has changed radically since mobile dating went mainstream some years ago. Dating apps don´t just make it easier to find a no-commitment hook-up, they also make it safer. Interacting via your computer or smartphone you feel in control of the situation. There is no risk, no danger, less vulnerability. But there are still people who are not intimidated by the unknown. The collaborative project by photographers Katia Repina and Luca Aimi explores cruising in Cataluña, Spain. This process of seeking sexual encounters in public places such as parks, beaches or parking lots, attempts to reveal and understand the complexity of motivations and feelings that drive the subjects-broadcasting. Evoking a sense of loneliness, shame, guilt, exclusion and adrenaline, the narrative poses disturbing questions in search for hidden reasons and excuses.
After all, these emotions are what makes a human being feel alive.

PRODUCTION

Prismago was responsible for the concept of a Multimedia Installation as well as for the editing of multiple short films. The exhibit was shown at Fundació Lluís Coromina (Banyoles, Spain) and during Slideluck Vancouver IV (Vancouver, Canada).