Hatch (2021-present)

The successful experiment of cloning a sheep with an artificial fetus served as a major inspiration for the work. In everyday life, our activities are frequently mediated by technological instruments and equipment. As a result, technological advancement will undoubtedly benefit and modify individuals, and in the future, technology may be able to reproduce humans. This also demonstrates the benefits of this technology, since it enables infertile couples and same-sex couples to have children. Will humans exploit this technology in the future? What happens when we fully empower technology to make humans? What if humans were mass-produced into commodities? Are humanity and morals still relevant at that time? I’m doubtful; nylon bags were meant to preserve the environment, yet we’ve misused them, resulting in an environmental calamity.

Furthermore, the swinging activity of the hammock machine, which creates a cybernetic circularity, evokes the absurdity of existence, as illustrated by Albert Camus’ Sisyphus. Life is ludicrous, but that could be why it’s worth living.

• Albert Camus. 1942. The Myth of Sisyphus.

• CTV News. 2017. Baby sheep successfully grown in artificial ‘biobag’ womb. Youtube

• Saswati Sunderam, PhD1; Dmitry M. Kissin, MD1; Yujia Zhang, PhD1; Amy Jewett, MPH1; Sheree L. Boulet, DrPH2; Lee Warner, PhD1; Charlan D. Kroelinger, PhD1; Wanda D. Barfield, MD. 2018. Assisted Reproductive Technology Surveillance — United States.

• Steve Dixon. 2021. Steve Dixon’s cybernetic existentialism and contemporary art. Youtube