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Jeanyoon Choi (2023)

》은(는) Jeanyoon Choi2023년 작품이다. 매체: Multi-Device Web Artwork (4 Channels, 1 Mobile). 장소: Ars Electronica, Austria | Istanbul Digital Arts Festival, Türkiye. KAIST 경험디자인연구실(XD Lab)에서 제작·연구되었으며, 미디어아트·인터랙티브 아트·웹 아트 맥락에서 감상할 수 있다.

크레딧

작가
Jeanyoon Choi
연도
2023
매체
Multi-Device Web Artwork (4 Channels, 1 Mobile)
장소
Ars Electronica, Austria | Istanbul Digital Arts Festival, Türkiye
참여
Artist | Jeanyoon Choi

요약

Nonequality is an interactive Multi-Device Web Artwork arguing that the world cannot be comprehended solely with equations.

작품 설명

≠ (Nonequality) denotes anything else other than = (Equality). = implies a singular answer, while ≠ encompasses limitless possibilities. However, we often prefer = over ≠, attempting false datificiation (Intangible_Ambiguity=Numerical_Value), or uncritical acceptance of algorithmic outcomes (Generative_AI=Truth). Like the overreliance on Recommendation Systems, some accept LLM-generated texts to be assuredly true.

The artwork “≠” explores the theme of ‘Illogicality within seemingly logical systems’, resonating with the notion that the rational components can amalgamate to produce irrational outcomes, akin to Dostoevsky’s criticism of the Crystal Palace. It presents how algorithmic outcomes - often considered logical - might present an illogical impression when aggregated. Employing different AI-generated outcomes ranging from GPT, Stable Diffusion, and TTS, “≠” presents the aggregated chaos where individual sections adhere to logic and algorithms, yet the overall experience emerges as illogical, deconstructed, and decentralised.

Implemented in 4 Channels, “≠” invites audiences to scan the QR with their mobile and interact with this web-based artwork in real-time. Upon landing the mobile website, they first encounter an encyclopaedic interface where they can click on blue hyperlink keywords, transitioning from one keyword to another. Each keyword click dynamically influences all four channels via WebSocket, affecting the Rhizomatic Database, overlaid YouTube videos, and TTS-empowered dialogues where one screen generates LLM-based scripts in real-time, and the other responds ‘Ja’ continuously to the LLM. This ‘Ja’, reminiscent of a Nietzscheistic Camel, shifts towards ‘Nein’ and aggregated ‘Nein’ as audiences’ interaction accelerates, symbolically representing the evolution towards Nietzschestic Lion and Baby. The latest stage presents immersive chaos across all four channels, presenting joyful illogicality (≠) generated from seemingly logical systems (=).

자주 묻는 질문

누가 만든 작품인가요?
Jeanyoon Choi. KAIST 경험디자인연구실(XD Lab) 소속 연구자가 제작한 작품입니다.
어떤 매체로 만든 작품인가요?
Multi-Device Web Artwork (4 Channels, 1 Mobile).
어디서 전시되었나요?
Ars Electronica, Austria | Istanbul Digital Arts Festival, Türkiye.

관련 링크

Jeanyoon Choi (2023)

is a 2023 work by Jeanyoon Choi. Medium: Multi-Device Web Artwork (4 Channels, 1 Mobile). Venue: Ars Electronica, Austria | Istanbul Digital Arts Festival, Türkiye. Produced and researched at XD Lab (Experience Design Lab), KAIST — part of a broader inquiry into media art, interactive art, and web art.

Credits

Artist
Jeanyoon Choi
Year
2023
Medium
Multi-Device Web Artwork (4 Channels, 1 Mobile)
Venue
Ars Electronica, Austria | Istanbul Digital Arts Festival, Türkiye
Participants
Artist | Jeanyoon Choi

Summary

Nonequality is an interactive Multi-Device Web Artwork arguing that the world cannot be comprehended solely with equations.

Description

≠ (Nonequality) denotes anything else other than = (Equality). = implies a singular answer, while ≠ encompasses limitless possibilities. However, we often prefer = over ≠, attempting false datificiation (Intangible_Ambiguity=Numerical_Value), or uncritical acceptance of algorithmic outcomes (Generative_AI=Truth). Like the overreliance on Recommendation Systems, some accept LLM-generated texts to be assuredly true.

The artwork “≠” explores the theme of ‘Illogicality within seemingly logical systems’, resonating with the notion that the rational components can amalgamate to produce irrational outcomes, akin to Dostoevsky’s criticism of the Crystal Palace. It presents how algorithmic outcomes - often considered logical - might present an illogical impression when aggregated. Employing different AI-generated outcomes ranging from GPT, Stable Diffusion, and TTS, “≠” presents the aggregated chaos where individual sections adhere to logic and algorithms, yet the overall experience emerges as illogical, deconstructed, and decentralised.

Implemented in 4 Channels, “≠” invites audiences to scan the QR with their mobile and interact with this web-based artwork in real-time. Upon landing the mobile website, they first encounter an encyclopaedic interface where they can click on blue hyperlink keywords, transitioning from one keyword to another. Each keyword click dynamically influences all four channels via WebSocket, affecting the Rhizomatic Database, overlaid YouTube videos, and TTS-empowered dialogues where one screen generates LLM-based scripts in real-time, and the other responds ‘Ja’ continuously to the LLM. This ‘Ja’, reminiscent of a Nietzscheistic Camel, shifts towards ‘Nein’ and aggregated ‘Nein’ as audiences’ interaction accelerates, symbolically representing the evolution towards Nietzschestic Lion and Baby. The latest stage presents immersive chaos across all four channels, presenting joyful illogicality (≠) generated from seemingly logical systems (=).

FAQ

Who made this work?
Jeanyoon Choi, a researcher at XD Lab (Experience Design Lab), KAIST.
What medium is it?
Multi-Device Web Artwork (4 Channels, 1 Mobile).
Where was it shown?
Ars Electronica, Austria | Istanbul Digital Arts Festival, Türkiye.

Related

2023
ArtistJeanyoon Choi
MediumMulti-Device Web Artwork (4 Channels, 1 Mobile)
VenueArs Electronica, Austria | Istanbul Digital Arts Festival, Türkiye
ParticipantsArtist | Jeanyoon Choi
≠

Nonequality is an interactive Multi-Device Web Artwork arguing that the world cannot be comprehended solely with equations.

≠

≠ (Nonequality) denotes anything else other than = (Equality). = implies a singular answer, while ≠ encompasses limitless possibilities. However, we often prefer = over ≠, attempting false datificiation (Intangible_Ambiguity=Numerical_Value), or uncritical acceptance of algorithmic outcomes (Generative_AI=Truth). Like the overreliance on Recommendation Systems, some accept LLM-generated texts to be assuredly true.

The artwork “≠” explores the theme of ‘Illogicality within seemingly logical systems’, resonating with the notion that the rational components can amalgamate to produce irrational outcomes, akin to Dostoevsky’s criticism of the Crystal Palace. It presents how algorithmic outcomes - often considered logical - might present an illogical impression when aggregated. Employing different AI-generated outcomes ranging from GPT, Stable Diffusion, and TTS, “≠” presents the aggregated chaos where individual sections adhere to logic and algorithms, yet the overall experience emerges as illogical, deconstructed, and decentralised.

Implemented in 4 Channels, “≠” invites audiences to scan the QR with their mobile and interact with this web-based artwork in real-time. Upon landing the mobile website, they first encounter an encyclopaedic interface where they can click on blue hyperlink keywords, transitioning from one keyword to another. Each keyword click dynamically influences all four channels via WebSocket, affecting the Rhizomatic Database, overlaid YouTube videos, and TTS-empowered dialogues where one screen generates LLM-based scripts in real-time, and the other responds ‘Ja’ continuously to the LLM. This ‘Ja’, reminiscent of a Nietzscheistic Camel, shifts towards ‘Nein’ and aggregated ‘Nein’ as audiences’ interaction accelerates, symbolically representing the evolution towards Nietzschestic Lion and Baby. The latest stage presents immersive chaos across all four channels, presenting joyful illogicality (≠) generated from seemingly logical systems (=).

© 2023 Experience Design Lab (XD Lab), Jeanyoon Choi

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