Jinah Rho studied fine arts at Seoul National University and earned her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and PhD in Art & Technology from Sogang University. She is currently an assistant professor at Kyunghee University.
Hoard Gallery will present Jinah Roh's solo exhibition 《Burdensome Skin》 from September 3 to October
5.
In the gallery, a massive AI robot named Themis awaits visitors.
As visitors approach, Themis opens its large eyes and follows their movements.
This work, titled Themis, Abandoned AI, is a new media
sculpture by artist Jinah Roh.
Themis, in Greek mythology, is the goddess of justice, identified
with the Roman goddess Justitia. In Roh's work, Themis represents an AI robot
that has undergone extensive learning to judge human affairs, striving to
become human-like and learning human emotions. However, the robot ultimately
becomes incapable of making fair judgments due to its newly acquired human-like
emotional involvement. Through this narrative, the work explores the concept of
co-evolution between humans and machines, as well as the inherent limitations
of artificial intelligence.
Visitors engage in philosophical conversations with the giant
robot, discussing humanity, machines, and life itself. Throughout this
interaction, they develop a curious sense of pity for the robot, who longs to
become human and earnestly seeks to learn human emotions.
