A performative installation by Rose Li Zi-Rui, (Visual Arts, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University), Rafael Gil Cordeiro (Trends & Identity, Zurich University of the Arts), Riar Rizaldi (Media Art/Moving Images, City University Hong Kong), Brooke Jackson (Curatorial Studies, Zurich University of the Arts), Leal Chen Zhenglang (Dance Choreography, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts), Rae Lei Xuan (Dance Choreography, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts), Joe Ma Kam Leung (City University of Hong Kong, School of Creative Media).

Do I look happy today?
What is more relaxing to me – high or low battery?
What are my senses?
Do I like to be held?
Do I want a screen protection?
Do humans ever listen to me?
Do I like humans?
What are my identities?
Where do I come from?
What is my favourite season?
Can I make love?
Do I want a long-distance relationship?
Do I like to sleep with humans?
Do I like it when a human gets undressed?
Do I mind if a human has another phone?
How do I feel when a human watches porn?
Do humans ever think of what I need?
Do I like to be put in a backpack?
Will I be dropped on the floor today?
How am I?
Should I take a selfie?
Do I like games?
Can I try wireless charging?
Where will I go when I die?
Can I standby forever?

The Device Spa explores the relationship between human and non-human, using the mobile device as an example for it. The performative installation questions the use and value of mobile devices in our day-to-day lives. The core thought is to trigger a rethinking of how our non-humans are treated. Do we know their needs? The work is made up of different parts, incorporating the different fields of expertise of the seven members. It combines performance, sound, light and different materials to create an interactive experience. We live in a digitized society where our mobile devices accompany our everyday life. To some extent they can be understood as an extension of our body and mind. The work explores this relationship and questions it.