Digital Porcelain
My project combines my multimedia journalism background, interest in AI and robotics, and Chinese heritage. It envisions AI and robots as tools to preserve and elevate traditional craftsmanship. The sculpture’s creation is a labor-intensive process, involving layered molding and structuring. Its rough paper-mâché surface, primitive blue painting, and imperfect paper cutting emphasize the “artist’s hand” and “human touch,” contrasting with the high-tech AI-generated designs. A holographic projection of social media icons and electronics playfully questions whether advanced technology is merely an illusion, with the vase—the human craft—remaining the only tangible reality in this high-tech age. The project also includes an explanatory video featuring an AI-generated avatar of the artist, AI-modified voice, subtitles, and effects. This video is projected alongside the sculpture, providing historical and creative context.
I shaped the sculpture using recycled cardboard, reinforcing it with masking tape and paper clay made from newspaper and flour. For the vase design, I researched future life in 2050 and emerging technologies that could transform human life. Using generative AI software, I created intricate patterns based on these findings, blended with elements of traditional blue-and-white porcelain, which I then hand-cut and glued onto the sculpture.
