Hello Humans

This sculptural work is based on a central idea: technology does not evolve in a straight line. What appears new is often a reinvention. What seems obsolete may still power what’s current. Using media archaeology as a framework, this piece reinterprets forgotten technologies and mechanical aesthetics not to recreate the past, but to question the present. Through this act of excavation, the work challenges the myth of “clean” progress, instead revealing cycles of failure, borrowing, and hidden dependencies.

A key example lies in the history of Apple. The original Macintosh, widely seen as a symbol of innovation, was powered by a CPU from its rival, IBM. This seemingly contradictory relationship reminds us: even the most iconic tech is rooted in unexpected collaborations, compromises, and the re-use of existing parts.

Inside the hand-built machine sculpture, an AI text on screen emerges.

“I’m the tech. You made me. How can you forget about me?”

This is not just nostalgia; it’s a confrontation. A question of memory, dependency, and the uncomfortable truth that the future is built with the debris of the past.