I wish I had someone with whom I could share

Jonas Lund is a Swedish contemporary media artist based in Amsterdam. He gained an MA from the Piet Zwart Institute and a BA from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy. Lund makes paintings, sculpture, photography, websites, and performances. His works result from data that he extracts from his studies of art-world trends and behaviour.

Realised through a series of algorithms and personality profiling techniques, I Wish I Had Someone With Whom I Could Share is part of his Profiles series in which works of art are tailored to specific individuals.

The work imagines a future in which nothing is left but old computers desperately seeking human company. Presenting the viewer with 36 questions based on a questionnaire that aims to make two random strangers fall in love with each other, the interrogations are intended to create longer lasting bonds than the typical lifespan of a human-computer relationship. A mesmerising overlay of network inspired imagery depicts the ever-changing nature of human-to-computer interactions.