The Human-like Non-human Series: Cognitive Algorithms, Artificial Organs and Electro-telepresence – Aisthesis Savage LAI Jiun-Ting Solo Exhibition

Artist｜LAI Jiun-Ting
Date｜2023.09.23(Sat.)-10.22(Sun.)
Time｜11:00-18:00(Closed on Monday)
Venue｜Taipei Artist Village, Barry Room
Activity Information｜https://www.artistvillage.org/event-detail.php?p=4742

"Must Humanity Remain Human?"

From the intersection of "Cognitive Algorithms of Surveillance Capitalism" and "Organisms of Control Theory," the exhibition explores how the essence of "self" can be shaped. Lai Jiun-Ting, through the wearable device known as the Second Organ of Electrosensory Perception, liberates the audience's perceptual capacity with a subtle electric current, enhancing their ability to grasp the limits of information and expanding the boundaries of human biological identity. This exhibition showcases six artworks from Lai Jiunting's "Human-like Non-Human" project, spanning from 2021 to 2023, engaging in a realm of hybrid artistic experimentation where the question arises: "Must a human be human, yet also resemble something non-human?"

The series of artworks delve into the realm of reactive implantable technology, drawing inspiration from Eastern philosophical notions emphasizing cognitive expansion, thus contributing to the "Transhumanism Movement." This journey leads us towards the cyborg realm, where one steps beyond the boundaries of being human, transcending the realms of gods and buddhas, becoming a cybernetic entity known as the Electrosensory Asura. Reacting to Western perspectives rooted in taxonomy and microelectronics politics, this cyborg viewpoint offers new insights into the intricate relationship between "human," artificial evolution, and technology.

Lai, Jiun-Ting was born in 1994 in Taipei. He focuses on the field of Human-Computer Interaction in which he is now working on the creation of something futuristic Human Enhancement — the Orient Cyborg. He is endeavoring to assess the possibility of cooperation between the human brain and artificial intelligence. He won the First Prize of the 13th Taiwan Influential Rookie Award, 2018 VISION GET WILD AWARD, participates in 2020 Ars Electronica. ART Gallery and 2021 Siggraph Art Gallery. After participating in artist-in-residence programs hosted by Taiwan Industrial Technology Research Institute, he started to put emphasis on the exploration of electro-sculpture creation.

Opening Tour｜09.24(Sun.) 15:00
Closing Performance｜"Electro-telepresence"10.21(Sat.) & 10.22(Sun.) 15:00（*Each performance takes about 15mins）

Executive｜Taipei Artist Village
Supervisor｜Ministry of Culture, Taipei City Government
Organizer｜The Department of Cultural Affairs under the Taipei City Government, Taipei Culture Foundation
Exhibition Sponsor｜National Culture and Arts Foundation
Exhibition Sponsor｜Ministry of Culture (Project: the Unleashing of Second Organs and Electro-telepresence S.O_O 0)