Sean Capone
Two monstrous avatars of humanity's future emerge/dissolve into states of Edenic grace and the singularity of machine learning 'consciousness'. The title is a play on Darwin's text "On the Origin of Species" -- substituting the word "speccies", in reference to the science-fiction subgenre of so-called 'speculative biology' which imagines polymorphous possibilities and adaptabilities for the future of the body.
The video is intended for looping exhibition display (gallery or online) and multiple viewings -- so if it seems weird not having a proper beginning & ending -- this is why.
Written & produced in part while in residence at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts.
Chaerin Im
Experimental animation about gender and sexuality, the awkwardness of division. Uncanny sculptures of vagina and penis are the main element.
"The contradiction between two gender and the awkwardness of dividing them has been my main concern throughout my life. Although I was born as ...
