The rough set
is a political and archival art project by Kathrin Kur. It aims to create a portrait of contemporary culture through distribution, collection and investigation of cultural tendencies and elements. At the heart, the project is interested in creating knowledge and understanding of cultural shifts.
Closely linked to reportage and activism, it employs quotes, films and images and other cultural items such as aphoristic texts, slogans and theories that are extracted from archives and media such as podcasts, magazines and social channels.
The project takes its name from Rough Set Theory, introduced by Z. Pawlak in 1982. This mathematical tool is used for handling uncertainty, particularly when there is indiscernibility between objects in a set which mirrors our current societal and cultural shift, where art production is uncertain and construction of new meaning and tools are necessary.