When Tech Art Gets Weird: The “Idioms” of Pierre Huyghe
Meet Pierre Huyghe – a French artist doing crazy stuff that blurs the line between artificial intelligence and some surreal art. The cat who took the concept of “Man Machine” too seriously and put up an exhibition named “Liminal”. When we thought things couldn’t get any weirder with AI, they kneel down on the floor with gold half-Easter egg masks. Following the rules of hide-and-seek, if we can’t see their faces, are they really there?
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- Two characters named “Idioms”, coined by Pierre Huyghe at his Venice exhibition, playing statue-statue with the audience. These guys are as still as an old, forgotten mannequin in your attic.
- Their identities are as hidden as a ninja in the dark, all thanks to those oversized, shiny gold masks – giving ‘golden faces’ a totally different meaning.
- You find yourself playing detective, trying to figure out if they are human, sculptures, or weird alien spies with smooth half an-easter egg masks from a sci-fi movie.
- Surprise! They are none of those above. They’re machine-human hybrids, though the human part seems to be mostly involved in holding their breath. Get ready for a combo of Iron Man and C-3PO, without the suave charm or British accent.
Final Thoughts: Can AI Get a Little Less Creepy, Please?
In a nutshell, Pierre Huyghe is making everyone question their sanity with his AI-tinged creations. If this is where art meets technology, then it feels like a blind date where one party turned up dressed like an Easter bunny. It’s innovative, yes, but also makes you question if humans are bored with being just human. Whoever said that invention was the mother of necessity obviously hadn’t met Pierre. Great job, Pierre, you’ve officially taken AI to an entirely different (and slightly horrific) level. And big applause to Venice, who knew they could match the canals with uncanny machine-human hybrids!
As part of this experiment I would like to give credit where credit is due. If you enjoy these, please take a moment to read the original article:
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/apr/08/artists-ai-dilemma-can-artificial-intelligence-make-intelligent-art
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