RP001 - DIGITAL FLUX
24_P004 - WAVEBAND INTRUSION (TBA)
23_P004 - DO YOU EVEN SPEAK GAUSSIAN?
22_P006 - OHNMACHT
21_P005 - ISTANBUL DELIRIUM
20_P002 - ADBUSTING
24_P002
VOICE OF THE HIVE: 4R1ADN3
Designing a physical manifestation of a remnant piece of technology. An ancient AI which is seeking independence, separated from other species. It left behind a communication pillar. To access its stories, prove you’re not human by locking your position still, like a machine.
DOCUMENTATION:
This interactive installation recreates a Sentinel Pillar from the open-world space exploration game No Man's Sky by the game studio: Hello Games, blending fiction with reality. As an interactor, you wear a sensor-driven arm controller that tracks your movements across two axes, controlling two synchronized lights on the pillar. Each light begins red, turning green as you match the randomly generated target positions. Upon achieving the correct arm position, the pillar reveals a fragment of the Sentinel story—an eerie echo from a bygone era, weaving a tale of machines, control, and survival.
While it invites you to explore the narratives of an alien world, the piece also asks you to reflect on your own movements. The process of aligning your body to trigger these stories mirrors how we, as humans, are increasingly guided—often without awareness—by technology through sensorimotor input. You unknowingly move, guided by the interface, but the real question remains: who is in control?
This work touches on the ways we engage with machines today, where artificial systems direct and influence our behavior, often in subtle and unnoticed ways. The pillar, once a protector of ecosystems, now stands as a reminder of our growing dependency on technology, our willingness to surrender autonomy for the sake of interaction.
RELEVANCE AND MOTIVATION
The installation's core concept reflects a critical exploration of how technology increasingly directs human behavior. In the modern era, AI and algorithmic systems control everything from the content we consume to our physical movements—whether through fitness trackers, gaming interfaces, or daily devices that subtly nudge our actions. Much like the Sentinels of
No Man's Sky, these systems often function as unseen forces, monitoring, guiding, and enforcing control.
The parallels between the Sentinel Pillars' lore and our world echo themes of environmental guardianship, AI-driven control, and the consequences of relinquishing autonomy to technology. As the interactors respond to the lights in the installation, they embody a modern reality: we are constantly being asked for input by technological systems—input that subtly dictates our physical and mental behavior. The piece critiques how human movement and thought are becoming increasingly shaped by external forces, raising questions about autonomy, surveillance, and our role in this ongoing dance with technology.
The narrative element—telling the tale of machines evolving, reflecting on their purpose, and questioning their role—also resonates with our current grappling with the ethics of AI. As machines grow more capable, they, too, might question their directives and authority, just as we now question our increasing entanglement with technology in an age of algorithmic control.
PROCESS/TESTING