2024 Via Vai /Folks Come and Go
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2024 Via Vai /Folks Come and Go
Curator: Su Bing Academic Support :Juan Xu (Bald Girls) Artists: Zi Pu, He Zheng, Chen Jing, Wang Shuai, Liu Peiling, Gu Jing, Shi Zi, Atta Zhang, Christine Straszewski, Salvo Pastarello Organizer: Big Who, Fondazione Centro Arti Visive Opening : September 9th 2024 18:00 h |
"Suitcase"
Juan Xu
The artwork "Suitcase" by Zi Pu presents a nuanced exploration of artificial intelligence and human nature within contemporary art. Through the juxtaposition of AI-generated skeletal imagery with balloons and vibrant fabrics, the artist delves into the tension and interplay between mechanized reality and warm humanity. The skeletal figure in the piece seems to symbolize the "dehumanization" of artificial intelligence—bloodless and fleshless, it represents the cold, data-driven world of technology. In contrast, the surrounding balloons and scattered colorful fabrics evoke humanity’s timeless yearning for warmth and emotion. The balloons, light and fragile, embody fleeting joy and human vulnerability, while the bright fabrics bring color and warmth to life, hinting at the diversity and richness of human emotions.
In this AI-reconstructed world, Zi Pu poses a philosophical question: as technology permeates deeper into our lives, how do we reclaim warmth and emotion in an increasingly mechanized and impersonal reality? The presence of balloons and fabrics may not signify a resistance to technology but rather symbolize a soft resistance—an embodiment of human resilience and a hopeful vision for beauty in the age of machines.
Pietrasanta, Sept.2024
