Fortress of Solitude

»Fortress of Solitude« is an essay film in three chapters investigating the technology used to make our homes smarter. The Internet and alternative network protocols are the backbone of home automation. Much of the technology implanted in homes and our everyday lives has a history of defence funding or only exists because of military research. Is the smart home in fact a militarization of the domestic, of our homes? Is our home becoming a data machine rather than architecture for living? Are our most private spaces broadcasting our lives involuntarily instead of providing shelter? Tracing the possibilities of a military-domestic complex, »Fortress of Solitude« is an investigative narrative interspersed with future product proposals.

Comissioned by the Biennale Interieur Foundation

Soundtrack by M.E.S.H.