
Techno-futuristicvideoworkfromafictionalfutureSeoul,whereafemalecouriermovesthroughthecity’sdigitallabyrinths. EnStorm(ananagramof‘Monster’)isafemaledeliveryriderwhoworksforaplatformcalledDeliveryDancerinthefictitiousSeoul.Theevening-nightviewofSeoulfilledwithartificiallightsissomewherebetweentechno-orientalismandAsianfuturism.Inthisfiction,Seoulisalabyrinthofendlesslyregeneratingroutes,andtheDancers(workersofDeliveryDancer)pursueneverendingdeliveryworkunderthecontrolofamasteralgorithmcalledDancemaster.Thisworkisnotonlyaboutthegigeconomyandplatformlabour,whichhavebecomeimmenselypopularinSouthKoreaespeciallyduringthepandemic,butalsoaboutthetopologicallabyrinth,thepossibleworld(s),thehypervigilance,andtheaccelerationisturgeforoptimizationofbody,timeandspace.Itcontainshintsofaqueerrelationshipwithacounterpartfromanotherpossibleworld.
