Democratic Process

Democratic Process

Work created in 2025/12/20

'Democratic Process' is an interactive sound installation that materializes political systems as acoustic algorithms. Users record their voices, which are then processed through different algorithms: 'averaging' in democracy, 'unification' in democratic centralism, and minimal processing in dictatorship, generating distinct musical outputs. Visual layouts reflect political structures—democracy uses an equal 3×2 grid, democratic centralism displays recording 1 prominently in a hierarchy, and dictatorship employs vertical arrangement. Technical implementation choices become political statements, demonstrating how identical inputs produce radically different results through varied processing methods. While browser-based accessibility ensures equal access, the work reveals that access equality differs from processing equality. By presenting political systems as comparable algorithms, this critical internet artwork transforms abstract ideologies into embodied experiences.