Connectibles, 2024
Technology SuperCycle
Oil on circular canvas mounted on hand painted board, 90-100 cm | 35.3-39.4 inches diameter
Connectibles is a deeply personal reflection on how human perception and comfort have shifted in the face of advancing technologies.
Years ago, I tried on a VR headset for the first time. My body rejected it instantly—nausea, confusion, disorientation. I saw it as a biological boundary, a natural defense against synthetic immersion.
But today, what feels unnatural is something else entirely: holding the gaze of a stranger on the subway without a screen as a buffer. That shift—subtle, cultural, physiological—is what this piece is about.
A lone male figure floats in an undefined void. His body is rendered with intimacy and precision, but his identity is hidden behind a synthetic mask. I wanted to explore the tension between what grounds us and what disconnects us—between presence and proxy, between the biological and the technological.
Connectibles asks: when connection is constant, why does it feel harder than ever to be seen?
