Humanity has an inherent need for validation, manifested in the creation of reflective images of ourselves. Artists have always shown a mirror to the world, interpreting it and redefining it into a multitude of versions.
AI consumes the pantheon of art that has defined the human face and form for millennia, from ancient statues to modern photography. It regurgitates our representations of ourselves back to us, resulting in an endless mirrored hall that is fascinating and beautiful, whilst also unnerving and frightening.
Artist Chris Orr has chosen engravings of classical statues, a particularly narcissistic form of human presentation. The artist's ongoing fascination with motherboards – the engine rooms of computer technology – arrives at a potent juncture in the evolution of art. To make his art, Orr needs to destroy the machinery that he uses to make it. He cannibalises the mechanics that craft the digital world, colonising antique engravings with their alien presence.
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fortyfivedownstairs
45 Flinders Ln
Melbourne 3000
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