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2023

Unerasable Characters series / Winnie Soon (HK/UK)

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Description
"Unerasable Characters I"

Unerasable Characters I presents two components in relation to Machine Learning: First is the input data that was collected between 30 June 2021 and 30 June 2022, containing 54,064 sample censored posts and presented in a stack of papers with more than 6,000 pages. Second is the predictive/output data from each iteration of machine learning training processes, based on the censored input text, in the form of a DIY book with customized binding tools. Inspired by the community movements especially white paper protest and blank paper revolution, the book is meant to be generative yet unreadable to circumvent censorship. This also challenges the common use of machine learning with precise accuracy and effective production. The project asks: is this a forbidden book?

Image courtesy: Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne

Photo: Andrew Curtis
Year of Origin
2023
Source
Press
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