A gateway to
“ALTERNATIVE-STATE.”
Ready to be
played.

Interpreting the characters used to write Beppu (別府) as “alternate city,” [ALTERNATIVE-STATE] envisions the city as not only a physical place but an idea that includes imaginary spaces and situations.
Just as pressing the keyboard’s “Alt” key—short for “alternative”—activates functions and characters beyond the standard keyboard layout, the installed artworks and the surrounding audio pieces generate an alternative world that unfolds upon Beppu.