What a surprise! Look at the series of unexpected events that have unfolded around us. There is no left and no right—and no neutral either. The most right-wing value is now subtly identical to the most left-wing. The left shuts out and denies any element of progressivism. The conglomerates say—as you may have noticed—that extractivism constitutes the foundation for our basic income, leading us to a state of confusion about that which surrounds us: neoliberalism or neosocialism? Also, is equality still the most important value to the civil society?

 

While we are still under the influence of this surprising shift, Forking Room has cautiously opened its doors, giving way to Left Tech. We are so lost today that we don’t even know what direction—left or right—we should head toward. Aimed at confronting this uncertainty, this exhibition is a fastball that we are throwing at ourselves, who are currently blocked off from the true range of future possibilities. Looking at the news, the Internet, and even the public square can’t help us to understand who is judging whom in the courts. We are trapped in the forest of surprise, yet we invite you to join us nonetheless. Would you please join us in “forking” the branches in this tough sunless forest? The messy grass and weeds are not guilty of any sins—they deserve to continue to grow as part of the virtuous cycle marked by the water, the land, and the sun. If there is one who should suffer, it would be those who were unable to pave the road in front of them. So, let’s lop branches together; maybe then we can find a decent way out.

 

This year, Forking Room invites you to its exhibition called Left Tech. True to its title, this exhibition is centered on means of regaining technology that has been lost to the right as well as means of re-mutating technology that has been deformed by the left. This directional terminology can be traced all the way back to the execution of the king during the French Revolution—but it may not be capable of guaranteeing anything certain for us these days. However, if we must use these labels, then we may as well employ the mirror effect through which the right looks at the left and the left looks at the right—let the tail bite the head and the head bite the tail. We will gladly follow the circular movement that follows and see where it lands us.

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