Latest Work
Am I Human? 2022
Video & Sound by Gladys Lou
Screened at InterAccess's Vector Festival 2022, as part of a body as a fault in the system, in a system of faults.
Am I Human? is a post-human exploration of data, artificial intelligence, and surveillance in the digital realm using video and sound. The glitch disrupts communication and represents my questioning about the difficulty in being human in normative cultural standard. I was inspired by artworks and artifacts created to represent beings beyond the human from different art historical periods, including figurines of spirits from ancient Egypt, death masks from ancient Greek, and paintings of saints from the Renaissance. I was curious whether these images would be registered as humans using image profiling software. Skeptical about the accuracy of machine learning algorithms, I have also analyzed images of me from social media using facial recognition techniques, which generated a wide range of results regarding my age, ethnicity, and emotion.
The induced speed of the video correlates with the overwhelming influence of technology in today’s world, with media bombardment and data infiltration. The flashing texts and images on screen create a rhythm and kinetic power, which serves to disorientate the viewers. I aim to challenge the intertwined and precarious relationship we have with the digital world through portraying how visual information loses familiarity and becomes incomprehensive when they are run through the binary code of technology.
Screened at InterAccess's Vector Festival 2022, as part of a body as a fault in the system, in a system of faults.
Am I Human? is a post-human exploration of data, artificial intelligence, and surveillance in the digital realm using video and sound. The glitch disrupts communication and represents my questioning about the difficulty in being human in normative cultural standard. I was inspired by artworks and artifacts created to represent beings beyond the human from different art historical periods, including figurines of spirits from ancient Egypt, death masks from ancient Greek, and paintings of saints from the Renaissance. I was curious whether these images would be registered as humans using image profiling software. Skeptical about the accuracy of machine learning algorithms, I have also analyzed images of me from social media using facial recognition techniques, which generated a wide range of results regarding my age, ethnicity, and emotion.
The induced speed of the video correlates with the overwhelming influence of technology in today’s world, with media bombardment and data infiltration. The flashing texts and images on screen create a rhythm and kinetic power, which serves to disorientate the viewers. I aim to challenge the intertwined and precarious relationship we have with the digital world through portraying how visual information loses familiarity and becomes incomprehensive when they are run through the binary code of technology.
Awards
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Winner in Multimedia Arts (Emerging), 27th Annual Mississauga Arts Award / 2022
Mississauga Arts Council Killam Fellowship with placement at University of Washington / 2022 Fulbright Canada Dr. Annie Smith Travel Fellowship / 2022 University of Toronto Mississauga LOVE Lab Mentee Artist-in-Residence / 2021-Present Art Gallery of Mississauga 2SLGBTQ+ Digital Artist-in-Residence/ 2021-Present ACCIDA Brampton University of Toronto Student Leadership Award / 2021-2022
University of Toronto Winner, Indie Illustrator's Deathmatch / 2021 Broken Pencil Magazine Winner, Bright Ideas Pitch / 2021 ACCESS Fund C Magazine Award / 2020-2021
For Excellence in Art Writing, Sheridan College Catherine Quesnel Prize in Art and Art History / 2019-2020
University of Toronto |
