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 using video and sound. The glitch on screen disrupts communication and represents my questioning about the difficulty in being human in normative cultural standards. I was inspired by artworks representing beings beyond the human from different art historical periods (ancient Egypt, Greek, and the Renaissance). Skeptical about the accuracy of machine learning algorithms, I have analyzed images of myself 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 media bombardment, data infiltration, and other overwhelming influence of technology in today’s world. The flashing texts and images on screen create a rhythm and kinetic power, which disorientates the viewers. By portraying the way visual information loses familiarity and becomes incomprehensive when constructed by technology, I aim to challenge the precarious relationship we have with the digital world.
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 using video and sound. The glitch on screen disrupts communication and represents my questioning about the difficulty in being human in normative cultural standards. I was inspired by artworks representing beings beyond the human from different art historical periods (ancient Egypt, Greek, and the Renaissance). Skeptical about the accuracy of machine learning algorithms, I have analyzed images of myself 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 media bombardment, data infiltration, and other overwhelming influence of technology in today’s world. The flashing texts and images on screen create a rhythm and kinetic power, which disorientates the viewers. By portraying the way visual information loses familiarity and becomes incomprehensive when constructed by technology, I aim to challenge the precarious relationship we have with the digital world.
Awards
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RBC Emerging Artist Network / 2022-2023
Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery Visual Arts Mississauga Creative Residency / 2022-2023 Visual Arts Mississauga Summer Hybrid Internship in Time Based Media Art (TBMA) Working Group / 2022 National Gallery of Art, DC Akimbo "Let's Talk About Me For A Minute" Award/ 2022 Sheridan College, Akimbo Winner in Multimedia Arts (Emerging), 27th Annual Mississauga Arts Award / 2022 Mississauga Arts Council Killam Fellowship（University of Washington） / 2022 Fulbright Canada LOVE Lab Mentee Artist-in-Residence / 2021-2022 Art Gallery of Mississauga 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 for Excellence in Art Writing / 2020-2021
Sheridan College, C Magazine Catherine Quesnel Prize in Art and Art History / 2019-2020
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