VIOLET
II. THE SHOW
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 comfort offered by AI and technology can become a form of control.
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 the artist's own conversations with AI, with the artist 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
The Show (2026) is an interactive installation that explores how AI dependency. 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.
