H.D. Reliquary

A multimedia installation by Ben Shirken reimagining the hard drive as a secular-sacred vessel of archival shrapnel. A real-time MRI/CT scan viewer deconstructs objects — from human anatomy to batteries to cactus fruit — into algorithmic volumetric slices. The scans project onto acrylic panels suspended in space and gallery walls, synchronized with laser projection. An 11-track ambient album plays through an 8-channel speaker array, creating a cybernetic temple for contemplating digital afterlife.