Media: 3D animations, installation
Year: 2022
(“Hello, Human!”) is the meme of a computer program string (“Hello, World!”)[1], flirting with the situation of the human as an object under others’ observation. A simple greeting from the “Others” could be a creepy signal in a futuristic context.
The story happens in the near future, a time of digital mass migration of humans to virtual worlds, where the simulation of life possibilities in science and art and the changing relationship between humans and the screen are transforming the traditional cultural paradigm of life in an unprecedented process. Concepts and forms of life and reality are being seriously challenged.
The work uses large LED screens in urban public spaces as an “interface” between citizens and the “Others” in a future space-time, creating hybrid mixed reality landscapes in real-life scenarios through “Portals”. The animated content of the non-linear narrative appears in different city locations, telling stories of “synthetic” universes.
The artist attempts to provide a third-person observer’s perspective beyond human beings, triggering the audience’s concern about the future ecology, agency and identity construction issues.
#(“Hello, Human!”) at Art Takes Over
//Installation view: public art project from 26 March to 8April 2022 in Shanghai China
//locations: 11 Nanjing Road West, Shanghai & Huiyin Tower, TaiKoo Hui, 758 West Nanjing Road, Shanghai
Image credit: LMG+, #Art Takes Over
//Video: Huiyin Tower, TaiKoo Hui, 758 West Nanjing Road, Shanghai
Video credit: LMG+, #Art Takes Over
[1] (“Hello, World!”) is a program that many beginners learn when they first encounter a programming language.
HAN YAJUAN+ 