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Shu (Wei) Chang
[Fly & Lunch Box]


▲;蒼蠅便當

Born in Taipei/Taiwan, currently based in London/UK.

Shu Wei Chang (b. 1998, Taipei) is currently in her final year of the MFA Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Taipei National University of the Arts (2021) and studied as an exchange student at Tama Art University in Tokyo (2019).

Exploring the possible forms of digital gadgets as non-human yet intelligent beings through sculptures, 3D modeling, moving images, and mixed media drawings, Shu’s practice navigates the in-betweenness of human and non-human interactions. Delving into human-machine hybridity, her work examines Internet phenomena and the properties of technological devices, aiming to navigate the present and future without excessive anticipation or fear, fostering an open and dynamic engagement with our technologically mediated world.



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2024 Y2kY
DOC 234—34/2


13.5x19x28cm.

3D print, acrylic sheet, fake nails, information shits (newspaper pulps), LCD screen, mouse, nail polish, phone holder.
Once again, the Y2K trend resurfaced in 2023, with all the fancy objects of my childhood reappearing in contemporary life as markers of style. Curious about the origin of the term Y2K, I discovered that it stems from the Y2K problem—a computer glitch that sparked widespread fear at the turn of the 21st century. At the time, many believed the world would end due to a binary error in computer systems.

Drawing from articles and news between 1999 and 2000, Y2KY reconstructs the fear and anxiety of that impending "doomsday" through a semi-fictional narrative. It reflects on people’s views toward the rapid development of technology, addressing the fear of losing control, the absurdity of apocalyptic predictions, and the complex dynamics of the human-machine relationship.


Y2k到底是什麼呢♩其實是蟲蟲危機歐！但電腦bug的蹤影不再存在，只剩名字的空殼席捲而來。1999年對於末日的想像源於一個電腦的錯誤，虛擬的蟲即將癱瘓系統、毀滅世界。當時就存在的網路就是一切的概念、和人類對於失去控制的恐懼，在二十年後的今天日漸加深，過去失敗的末日故事遞歸式的以流行的型態重現。

2023年開始y2k作為時尚風潮再度席捲而來，許多跟著我成長然後被淘汰的東西又回到當代生活，作為年輕人的風格指標。我好奇y2k的源頭，發現他來自於一個叫千禧蟲危機的事件，當時20世紀末的人們相信，世界會因為電腦的一個二進位問題毀滅。蒐集了當時1999-2000年關於千禧蟲危機的資訊與報導，Y2kY試圖透過半虛構的敘事去重構此事件人們對於網路世界的恐懼與焦慮，似乎與現在日益發展的科技及人工智慧不謀而合。思考關於對於失序的恐懼、末日預言裡的荒唐以及人機互動的複雜性。






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