Lighthouse keepers were once warned they shouldn’t listen to the sea for too long. You could lose your mind and hear voices in the static.
As if there was a code in there—a code that could, as soon as your mind detected it, irrevocably conjure demons from the depths.
– Simon Stålenhag, The Electric State, 2017
The Electric State is 90% art 10% textual fiction about humanity’s relationship with technology. It was turned into a show at some point. It’s melancholic and chilling and weird. The art places me in a setting fantastical enough that I can’t help but want to explore it. Stålenhag has released a source book for a game based on the book which I’m excited about. If this sounds interesting to you should definitely check it out .
