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Jiwon Jang’s attempt to perceive objects as AI does, and the dissonance encountered in the process, leads to a reflection on what defines a distinctly human way of seeing.
Rather than framing the perceptual differences between humans and machines in terms of superiority or limitation, her work highlights particular qualities inherent in human modes of sensing and understanding. Through this, we come to recognize that we perceive objects not merely as subjects for analysis, but as existences we experience and imbue with meaning.
She revisits everyday objects such as chairs, light bulbs, and electrical outlets through the perspective of artificial intelligence. Drawing on the RGB color system and the planar structural units used by AI to recognize objects, she deconstructs and reconstructs these familiar forms and functions. By reducing three-dimensional surfaces to two-dimensional geometries, she separates the objects from their conventional uses and transforms them into images that are at once familiar and strange.
2026
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