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Prove you are human
Sonneundsolche, Düsseldorf, DE
hayoung captcha prove you are human installation drawing
hayoung captcha prove you are human installation drawing
hayoung captcha prove you are human installation drawing
hayoung captcha prove you are human installation drawing
hayoung captcha prove you are human installation drawing
hayoung captcha prove you are human installation drawing
hayoung captcha prove you are human installation drawing
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For Prove you are human, HaYoung explores the semantic contours of the definition of humanity in today’s digital era. They begin with reCAPTCHA, a corporate AI-driven test that distinguishes humans from bots through the recognition of low-resolution real-life images, requiring users to prove their humanity while simultaneously training artificial intelligence.

They respond with the emergence of the phrase “When I rip Kim and click I’m not a robot” (Dictee, 2023), handwritten in Hangul calligraphy. They intertwine this with a series of drawings — a reflection on human bodies, artificial intelligences, and mushrooms — inspired by the writings of Anna Tsing. By playing with Sonneundsolche’s space — between exterior and interior, surface and depth — they explore looping forms and glitches, interweaving the works and, more broadly, interrogating transhuman relations and para- and intra-capitalist phenomena. By moving beyond the concept of human nature and the Western alphabetical prism, HaYoung undertakes a personal and sensitive examination of their humanity and identity.


There is no need for thought, no need for emotion: just pattern recognition.

Prove you are human, 2023
DRAWING, CALLIGRAPHY, SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY
CHARCOAL, HARD BREAD, METALS, LARGE FORMAT PRINTS,VARIABLE DIMENSIONS

FOR PROVE YOU ARE HUMAN
AT SONNEUNDSOLCHE, DÜSSELDORF, DE, 2023
CUR. SISSI (ELISE POITEVIN, ANNE VIMEUX)

PHOTOS: © ANTONIA RODRIAN

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