▍Venue：B side of  C7-6 Warehouse, Dayi Area, Pier-2 ArtCenter
▍Date：2023/10/14~2023/10/22
▍Free Entering：
Mon.- Thu. 12:00~17:00
Fri.-Sun. 12:00~19:00

▍Exhibition Concept

“Astroke may be massive as collapsing storms or feathery as cicada wings;
guiding the brush as if bringing forth springs,
stopping it as if standing steadfastly like mountains;
delicate as the waxing crescent rising over the horizons,
dispersed as the countless stars arrayed across the universe.”

－ANarrative on Calligraphy, Sun Guoting

Basedon the artist’s experience of practicing “A Narrative on Calligraphy” for manyyears, “Calligrapedia: A Universal Algorithm” utilizes a machinelearning model called Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) to analyze a largenumber of calligraphy drafts. Drawing inspiration from natural elements such aslandscapes, animals, and plants, it has developed a series ofhuman-machine-made Chinese characters that flow between script and organicthings. On the other hand, through collaboration with a folk tale narrator inKaohsiung, it reinterprets ancient oral stories passed down worldwide with"qualitative transformation" as its core:

"...thesevered giant snake split in two, with one half falling into the sea and theother half transforming into Banping Mountain..." (The legend of MountBanping in Kaohsiung).

"...theeagle folded its wings and transformed into a minstrel, snuck within thecrowd..." (Folk tale from Armenia). And so on.

Deconstructingmachine learning’s aspects of image style recognition and simulation, “Calligrapedia:A Universal Algorithm” explores how words, language, and mythologicalnarratives in human history continuously interpret themselves through learningfrom the world around them. The work constructs an intertwined view ofhuman-machine-nature interaction. Combining the interdisciplinary practices ofcalligraphy, generative images, and sound performance, it contemplates on theessence of creation and relationships between humans, machines, and nature.