WORK
The Abyss Watchers No.5
INFO
Video Installation
Animation / 0.24-inch Screen / Screen Drive Module / Hi-Res Player / Acrylic / Customized Power
11.5 × 7 × 5 cm
Edition of 3 + 2 AP
2019
DESCRIPTION
When you gaze into the abyss, do you know where the abyss is gazing back at you? The artist selected several AI-generated pseudo-human portraits from thispersondoesnotexist.com, and reassembled all of them into an animation. On this website, the AI uses the eyes as the central focus of its algorithm. When the portraits are fast-played in the animation, the collective gaze of these pseudo-human faces is accentuated. This gaze is presented to viewers through a micro-screen with a magnifying lens. The combination of nonexistent pseudo-human portraits, ceaseless gazes, a miniature video viewfinder, the inscription “深渊 (Abyss)” on the acrylic shell, and viewers’ everyday internet experiences dominated by algorithms, altogether constitute the essential elements of this work.



