Artificial Rhythms 2024

Digital print, video and site-specific installation (with activation on opening day)

Exhibited in Absolute Art Space, Tainan for INSTINC 20: lub dub, lub dub.

一開始,藉由遠端操控3D列印機器人來創作水墨畫,並透過手機鏡頭捕 捉其動向,這些痕跡被轉換為半色調效果再輸入至短時干擾程式,呈現數位的隨機性效果。在這過程中,我開始置疑機器人與人手所繪製的記號是否真的有所差異。一台沒有心跳的機器⋯⋯這種對比迫使我探索更深層次的問題——生命的本質;存活的意義為何,以及如何劃界虛假與真實。於是,從印記到透過攝影、半色調和短時干擾程式的轉換,在思索類比和數位應用的比較之下,亦是虛實之間模糊地帶的冥想。穿梭其中,我直面挑戰身處愈發被機器主宰的現狀,何謂藝術的本質。

The process begins with a 3D-printed robot, operated remotely by me, as it creates marks in Chinese ink. I capture these gestures through the lens of my mobile phone, transform them into a halftone effect, and then subject them to a glitch program, introducing a layer of digital randomness. In creating this work, I find myself questioning whether the robot’s mark-making truly diverges from that of a human hand. A machine without a heartbeat... This contrast compels me to explore deeper questions about the nature of life itself—what it means to be alive, and where the boundary between the artificial and the authentic truly lies. This exploration of analog versus digital, from the creation of the marks to their transformation through photography, halftoning, and glitching, serves as a meditation on the blurred boundaries between artificiality and authenticity. As I navigate this terrain, I confront and challenge the essence of artistic expression in an age increasingly dominated by machines.