CyborgHandstanderus's Nose
사이보그핸드스탠더러스의 코
2021
Moving image
19min 10sec
Commissioned by Arko Art Center, Korea
CyborgHandstanderus is a nexus of the cyborg, trapped in the conventional image of post-humans, and Handstanderus, who attempts a new way of contemplation through plants. This work talks about an amalgamation—interweaving and fusion—of machines, animals, and plants, things, which seem unlikely to blend in. It is not just an apocalyptic alarming message against a new species. Instead, it looks at CyborgHandstanderus and their attributes—especially the sense of smell, which has been overlooked in the history of the senses. By doing so, this work imagines the form and matter of a species that will exist in the time that will soon arrive, acknowledges the most basic behavior to sustain life—breathing—and inhales the power of the smell.