Waylon D'Mello recently completed his M.A. in New Media Design. During his time in this program he explored ideas of how we as humans are making sense of the balance between data, technology, and our existence in human form, resulting in "Jubilant Presumption," a video installation on view at the exhibition. Waylon will discuss his research behind the work, calling attention to the inherent violence of the gaze through objectification and the incoherence of the virtual identity. Waylon explores a new gaze that has grown out of social media content production in contrast to the dominant male gaze. This new structure of looking has altered how identity is shaped irl because of the ability to create a virtual identity that can be reviewed and retouched before consumption.