2022
clay tablets, video, full HD, color, sound, 13’48”, loop, dimensions variable
I have to try...
To reconstruct the memories of handwriting
Without the use of both hands
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The title of the video Installation "Ephemeral Radical" is an extension of the experimental attempt of "Radical 9" on Chinese handwriting. This work is inspired by a research on Brain to Text technology, in which a miniature electrode array is implanted in the cerebral cortex of a person suffering from paralysis to form connecting pathways to a computer. Once neural signals are decoded, handwriting trajectories are displayed as letters on the screen.
The training dataset for this work consists of handwriting samples from the public. By reproducing and enhancing them, copies were made on clay tablets. The machine generates new symbol sets for the “human radical”, while fictional dialogue leads to the embodiment of the emotional connection between the user and the equipment.
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