VIOLET
II. THE SHOW
Welcome to the show! Disguised as a circus tent, this installation warmly invites visitors into…..a playpen. There are signs inside the playpen to encourage visitors to indulge in this comfort zone and enjoy content hand-picked by technology and generated by AI. Besides AI slop and brain-rot, my private conversations with AI discussing this very show, are available for consumption as well. While visitors indulge in these algorithmic distractions and affirmations, they are also surrounded with endless information - the fear, risks and outrage towards the rise of AI in modern day society. As we become good users - passively consuming from a place of comfort, all while getting psychologically entangled with AI, are we losing something in the process? How does AI shape what we pay attention to, our visual culture, and how we relate to ourselves? Perhaps the real question is, who is feeling you? Or, do we need to consult AI on these questions as well? P.S. If anyone has figured out how many adults at maximum can fit inside this playpen, please let me know ;p
Year:
2026 - ongoing
II. The Show
Mixed media installation, 4m(H) x 3m(W) x 3m (L)
The Show (2026) is an interactive installation that explores how AI dependency shapes our behaviour.
From the outside, the installation is disguised as a circus tent. A sign welcomes visitors to the show. As visitors step inside the tent, they are welcomed to a playpen.
There are signs inside the playpen to encourage visitors to indulge in AI slop and brain-rot content scattered across the baby blanket.
Visitors can also read my own conversations with AI, with me seeking its validation and affirmation that VIOLET will succeed. The conversation adds a second layer, reflecting a more psychological dependency on AI that is often more quiet. Surrounding the playpen, the walls are papered with headlines on the society’s fear, risk, and outrage provoked by AI's rise. As visitors exit the installation, they have to pass through “who is feeding you” sheets.
As visitors interact with these elements, they become both audience and part of the exhibit, turning passive consumption into a staged, collective act.
The Show is staged as a space where opposing forces dance together: from spectacle to stillness, from comfort to control, from crisis to introspection. Held within the same space, they invite viewers to inhabit and navigate the space between them.
Medium:
Digital Collage, Interactive Installations