2024

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Sculpture ‘Hand 41’
[Silicone]
23 x 20 x 10 cm
2024

Sculpture ‘Hand 71’
[Silicone]
29 x 11 x 5 cm
2024

Sculpture ‘Hand 21’
[Silicone, Mechanics and electronics]
23 x 17 x 9 cm
2023

Sculpture ‘HAND 14’
[Silicone]
21 x 18 x 8 cm
2023

Video ‘Lifetime Approval Rate 96%’
[Behind-the-scenes documentation of the
artist performing a data annotation task,
with simultaneous heartbeat monitoring.
LAION-5B Training Database.]
Full HD, stereo sound
7:25 minutes

Sound design: MYNRGY
2024

Preview

Hands, central to human expression and labor, have long carried hidden emotions and involuntary messages. Once symbols of resilience and alienation in the shift from manual craftsmanship to mechanized industry, hands now navigate the blurred boundaries between physical and digital spaces. In Ilse Kind’s work, hands take on new meaning within the digital age, shaped by Artificial Intelligence.

This dual installation features Hand 14, Hand 21, Hand 45 and Hand 71, sculptures that physically resemble AI-generated hands: distorted and anatomically flawed. Their unfamiliar gestures signal the hidden dependence on human hands; particularly those of undervalued annotation workers whose hands tirelessly teach AI systems what human reality looks like. These inner workings are shown in video work Lifetime Approval Rate 96%, offering a glimpse into the hidden lifeline of AI.

By blending AI-generated forms with their human origins, the installation explores the hidden relationship between creator and creation in our evolving technological ecosystem.

Teaser

ILSE KIND

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DO LABEL [ITEMS THAT ARE REAL] ①
HAPPINESS MACHINE ⓸
LIFETIME APPROVAL RATE 96% ⓰
OUR MIND AS A HOST ❹
SPONSORED ①
PAREIDOLIA ⑰
BLOB #1 ❼
BAARMOEDER ❺
SMUDGE︎
BEYOND THE PLEASURE︎