In a world where we are more connected and yet more alienated than ever, we might find comfort in ancient traditions that have encountered this problem before. The Chinese believe the dead are always in connection with the living, and so they honour their memory through ancestral worship. They inscribe their names on tablets that have the power to summon them to give guidance and power. In return, the living offer symbolic sacrifices of food, money, and shelter that they need in the spirit realm. But what of the spirits that have no-one to honour or remember them? The lost spirits hunger, haunt, and curse the living. And yet, despite the danger, they are invited once a year to feast, dance, and celebrate at our tables during the Ghost Festival.

In the City of the Nameless, digital motes burdened by regrets rest upon an altar, waiting to be heard. They are the lost spirits of our technologically afflicted society. In the same spirit of generosity as the Ghost Festival, you are invited to hear their pain, offer a small comfort, and release them into the night.

This artwork was installed for House of Rapture in Sydney 2026, an underground immersive art and music show.