Yan Tu "Floating Organs" (BUG) Report: What Do We Choose Between "Medicine" and "Poison"?
Yan Tu's solo exhibition "Floating Organs" uses AI and drones in a dialogue play to question the relationship between technology and the body.Summary
Yan Tu's solo exhibition, "Floating Organs," currently running at the art center BUG connected to Tokyo Station, merges theater and installation art. The exhibition features a drone and a catapult that converse using words generated by AI, dominating the space. This work redefines modern technologies like AI and drones as "organs detached from the body," prompting reflection on our senses and ethics. Yan Tu, known for works that substitute human actions like viewing art with machines, has historically avoided using generative AI due to environmental concerns and its potential to cause intellectual stagnation. However, accepting a commission from BUG to create an AI-themed work prompted a shift in his stance, leading him to confront the technology directly.
(Source：Tokyo Art Beat)