Human Unreadable Seoul Exhibition (Frieze Week) & Enter Art Fair Copenhagen
We are excited to announce our first-ever solo exhibition in Asia that just opened in Seoul, Korea in time for Frieze week: Human Unreadable at Uncommon Gallery. The exhibition includes a curated selection from the collection (in both physical and digital forms) while also displaying aspects of the underlying creative and technical processes. This exhibition is generously supported by two patrons of Operator: WCC and Karatekid_xyz.
Exhibition dates: August 17-September 28, 2024
Exhibition Views, Human Unreadable at Uncommon Gallery (Seoul, Korea)
Frieze Week Programming
4 September
10am-5pm Exhibition opening hours.
5pm-8pm Private Opening Event with an exhibition tour of the show by Ania Catherine and a live performance of the movement library by local dancer Teri Seo. Please contact dial@operator.la for an invitation.
5 September
6:30pm Ania Catherine in conversation with ThankYouX, moderated by Lucia Kang (Uncommon Gallery).
6 September
5pm Ania Catherine presentation about Human Unreadable and the conversation between body and machine as part of Crypto Art Seoul.
About Human Unreadable
Human Unreadable is a three-act embodied generative artwork that unfolds in three acts. Merging choreography, code, and blockchain, the work hides the human body in plain sight, culminating in a live performance. The collection contains 400 unique visual works and choreographic sequences generated by an algorithm using motion data. While the work appears organic, it is entirely created through code stored on the Ethereum blockchain.
The three acts represent a slow recovery of the human: Act I was the reveal on Art Blocks in May 2023; Act II uncovered the choreographic scores via a secondary token-bound NFT; Act III showcases a live performance of the first 100 minted pieces.
Operator assembled a team of 25 individuals, including engineers and dancers, for the year-long realization of this Lumen Prize-winning work Their on-chain Generative Choreography Method serves as the technical backbone of Human Unreadable. Historically, performance has been collectable only through artifacts or derivative documentation. Leveraging blockchain technology, Operator’s open-source method enables choreography to be collected as an art object.
Human Unreadable at Enter Art Fair Copenhagen
August 29-September 1, 2024
Enter Art Fair is Scandinavia's largest art fair and is held annually in Copenhagen, Denmark. The fair takes brings together over 85 galleries from more than 20 countries and 40 cities.
In addition to Human Unreadable being on view at the fair as part of the digital program BETWIXT – Analogue & Digital Realms curated by Diana Velasco, on August 31 Ania Catherine will give a short presentation followed by a conversation with Stina Gustafsson. There will also be a live performance of the movement library by local dancer Ingeborg Meier Andersen.
Artists & Speakers
LoVid (USA)
Operator (USA)
Jonas Lund (SE)
Natacha Paquignon, Kynsie Serre, Maxime Touroute, music by Odalie (FR)
Madeleine Pierpont, MoMA (USA)
Johannes Dennhardt (DE)
Cibelle Cavalli Bastos (BR)
Auriea Harvey (USA)
Honey Biba Beckerlee (DK)
Kirsten Eggers (DE)
Stina Gustafsson (SE)
Daniela Arriado (CL/NO)