It is generally accepted that what we see is what we believe. We perceive our beliefs as referent reality. The other senses - smell, taste, touch, and hearing - are considered "second-class" senses and are subordinate to violence of the visual. But in the chaos of visual attractions, the sensibility of the eye is weakened; we can, therefore, speak about the construction of an imaginary world manipulated by specifically determined procedures of modeling and leveling the general taste, thus creating a sensory ethos within the boundaries of the dominant aesthetics. We see only what is shown to us, think only as we are told, and feel only what we are allowed.

The "Invisible Threat" project deals with phenomena that are intentionally concealed and whose danger is only presumed. The threat is not necessarily connected to things new and unknown - we are even unable to realize the consequences of certain everyday activities. It is interesting, for example, to follow discussions on the possible dangers of electromagnetic radiation, when it is only in retrospect that we can ascertain whether or not something has caused damage to our health. Considering this, we cannot shake the feeling that then already measurable quantities became harmful only when the technology of that time became obsolete and therefore commercially questionable. It is also interesting to analyze pseudoscientific dogmas on the use of chemically, genetically, or biologically modified food, which subordinate food safety to the question of attractive appearance. Instead of speaking about nutritional value, the debate constantly focuses on what amount of poisonous, carcinogenic, or in some other way harmful substances and additives might nonetheless be acceptable. There is no strict opposition between danger and safety; present dangers are, instead, constantly being softened into instances of possible threat, which, in the conflict-driven society of the West possesses the status of a lesser evil.
Some of the important activities that accompany our everyday life seem unchangeable, untouchable, and we accept them as unquestionable reality. The desire to believe in good often leads to skillful self-deception. The military apparatus, for example, has never before been so sophisticated or so distant from the reality of civil life, and consequently, the potential for its misuse has never been as great as it is now. What percentage of contemporary scientific research is oriented toward destruction as compared to the percentage focused on creation and preservation? When is medicine a form of healing and when is it manipulation? What does technology enable and what does it disable? When does security surveillance become a form of harassment and when is it a direct attack on our privacy? Where are the centers of decision-making and where are the centers of creating public opinion?
In terms of presentation, the theme of "invisible threats" is especially interesting because we want to reveal something unseen - hidden not only from our eyes but from our other senses, too. Through the presented work, we seek to make it possible for audiences to experience a reality in which dangers had been kept hidden. The goal of the Break 2.2 Festival is to inspire the artistic presentation of seismographic threat-spotting and to stimulate the viewer's awareness of the surrounding world.

Jurij Krpan