Natasha Tontey
5𝐰𝟒𝐫𝐦𝟏𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡@𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝟑𝐫𝐬 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖑𝖉 𝖜𝖎𝖉𝖊 𝖜𝖊𝖇
I was thinking that here in the age of iOS, we speak through keyboards and the emoji speaks within us. The form of communication is certainly changing and evolving. However, surveillance technology evolves together with this new mode of communication. What the missionaries do when they go to the Indigenous communities to teach religion is make a dictionary. In my imagination and fictional thinking, it would be really great if the Indigenous community has a communication method that is impossible to transcribe.
(Note: the conversation in Bahasa Indonesia follows the English-language text. A version of Natasha Tontey’s work 'Church of Xenoglossia', referenced in the interview, is hosted on Disclaimer.)