Distorted Flower explores the dilemma of the distortion of stereotypes arising from technological evolution. String loops, controlled by algorithms, defy gravity and float freely, warping as they move. When technological advances such as the expansion of expression through generative AI and the evolution of life via genetic engineering challenge the stereotypes, controversy almost invariably arises. Opinions divide between those who celebrate it as a new possibility and those who criticize it as ethical distortion.
This represents the dilemma created by the warping of stereotypes accompanying technology’s evolution. Distorted Flower expresses this dilemma using a flower, an emblem of artificial evolution through selective breeding, as its motif. The continuously transforming petals at first glance symbolize distortion, but from another angle, they appear to be pulsating with the effort to create new forms.
Distorted Flower, photo: ryo kishi
Distorted Flower, photo: ryo kishi
Bio
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Photo: Ryo KishiRyo Kishi
JP
Born in Tokyo, Kishi began his creative journey in 2014 after his completing graduate studies at the University of Tokyo. Focusing on natural phenomena rather than specific techniques or tools, he has produced experimental works such as the polarized light phenomenon-based spatial display dis(bias) (2017) and the kinetic sculpture ObOrO (2016) that utilizes the Coanda effect. His works have been showcased at festivals and exhibitions both in Japan and internationally, including Ars Electronica.