Spider Web x Addictions to drugs
In the 60’s, studies showed that depending on the kind of drugs that was injected to spiders, they were building their web differently
This video-based artwork explores the surreal territory where scientific experimentation meets symbolic metaphor. Inspired by 1960s studies in which spiders, under the influence of various drugs, spun wildly distorted webs, the piece gradually morphs into the form of a haunted pumpkin – a ghostly Halloween icon.
The sequence evokes the invisible traps of addiction – not only to substances, but to digital feeds, dopamine-triggering notifications, and algorithmic loops. The spiders here become stand-ins for modern users: altered, manipulated, and unaware of the design behind their compulsions. The audio reinforces this tension, blending anxious mechanical glitches with ghostlike whispers, as if anxiety had a voice of its own.
A psychedelic hallucination of a seasonal symbol becomes a warning: in today’s web, what feels festive might in fact be a trap.