TOOL OF MY OWN FLESH

CHARLENE CHAN

VISA 110 PORTFOLIO

WEEKLY ZINES
WEEKLY ZINES
WEEKLY ZINES

MIRE LEE - LANDSCAPE WITH MANY HOLES

NICHOLAS GALANIN - WE DREAMT DEAF

WHAT IS AN ARTIST IN THE AGE OF AI?

a visionary; one who allows the living fibre of creation to possess them, to explore them wholly and unbearably. to be an artist is to forge connection, to witness change - to proclaim it.

radically question yourself and your world. break what has yet to be broken.

attempt to see beyond the boundaries of your fleshy code.

WHAT IS RELATIONSHIP WE WANT TO HAVE WITH AI?

humans have relied on technology since the dawn of time. from the age of fire on a stick to the rise of the industrial talking light box, we were unable to deny our dependence on innovation and cultural accumulation.

at every pivotal development in the technological age, we have asked what happens if technology replaces us - what happens now.

i say we take the time to face our predecessors and ask: what did we do then?

IS THIS ART OR TECHNOLOGY?

art and technology are inseparable. as we evolve, so does our creation, built on those who came before us and whose creations allow us to pursue our own.

a collision of ai's will and my own. a dreamy tale which we both attempt to tell from our own lens, forced into one amalgamation through a hazy layering technique.

HOW ARE ART AND TECHNOLOGY ENTANGLED?

they have always been interwoven. though, now we must question, must forge the answers to our crumbling framework of utility.

answering the call to our use of ai in art begs the question to what i am answering in the first place - for what is the language of creativity being used to channel?

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF COLLABORATIONS AND NETWORKS?

institutions may provide structure, but they also inhibit exploration. the barriers to communication only increase with the systematization of creativity, and so we must endeavour to reach beyond our demographics, beyond our academic confines. we must decentralize.