<!--depository_of_the_soul--> #1

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 <!--depository_of_the_soul-->,#1_ 2025_Silicone Doll_Canvas_Embroidery_Sequins_Ink_Mirror_35"x 25"x30"

$15,000.00 

<!--depository_of_the_soul--> #1 continues  ongoing interrogation of the mother-child relationship as a contested ideological site, it explores the body as both a sacred vessel and a site of digital exploitation. Constructed from silicone dolls and enveloped in stitched canvas that functions as a second “skin,” the work is embroidered with algorithmic symbols, social media glyphs, and sequined iconography. It examines how maternal relationships—particularly between mother and child—are targeted for data extraction, emotional mapping, and algorithmic conditioning. The densely clustered, multi-limbed form suggests a human figure overwhelmed and reshaped by technological systems. References to gRNA (guide RNA used in DNA-editing technologies) and embroidered scissors evoke genetic modification tools like CRISPR, emphasizing the increasing manipulation of emotional intimacy and physical identity. The mirrored base not only reflects the viewer—implicating them in the act of observation—but also recalls the aesthetic of commercial display and surveillance. By combining bodily distortion with symbolic embroidery, the work questions how contemporary tools of control redefine the body, affection, and the image of the human as a marketable and programmable entity.

 <!--mother_&_child-->, 2019
This multimedia installation features two distinct yet interlinked figures: a veiled mother in a full-length robe and a suspended child. The mother’s presence is composed of six hand made hand-embroidered garments and two undergarments, each meticulously inscribed with Unicode, emojis, Facebook likes, Instagram thumbs, and YouTube subscription code. Her robe is open at the chest and pelvis—one opening reveals a video camera embedded in the right breast, replacing a nipple, and the other exposes a charging cable emerging from her vagina like an umbilical cord, which connects directly to the iPhone she holds. The robe’s binary embroidery (1s and 0s) echoes both maternal functions and digital systems of control.

The child figure, separated spatially from the mother, hangs in a swing made from code referencing YouTube subscriptions. Made from silicone and encased in a custom, hand-embroidered outfit, the child’s face is obscured by a sequined emoji mask, symbolizing the early entanglement of identity with platform language. This physical and symbolic separation underlines the emotional, ideological, and data-driven distance between parent and child in the age of surveillance capitalism.

The installation plays on religious, domestic, and technological registers, presenting motherhood as both sanctified and systematized. The maternal body becomes a transmission hub—wired, observed, and algorithmically exposed—while the child becomes a floating data subject, coded from birth. Displayed in a street-facing window, the piece implicates the public gaze in the performance of digital intimacy.

Artifact  <!--mother-->    2019_Linen_Cotton_Embroidery_Sequins_Gems_Beads_Ink_66"x22"x22"

 <!--edited--> #3, 2024_SiliconeDoll_Cotton_Embroidery_Sequins_Ink_Mirror_34"x 20"x18"

$10,000.00

As the maternal body becomes a vessel for data and ideological inscription in <!--depository_of_the_soul--> #1, <!--edited--> #3 shifts focus to the collective body—an entangled, code-laced mass of childlike forms, where individuality dissolves into a recursive system of algorithmic reproduction.This suspended sculpture explores the imagined outcomes of algorithmically shaped humanity through the lens of gene editing technologies. Composed of clustered figures constructed from silicone baby dolls encased in stitched fabric “skins,” the work is densely embroidered with emotive emoji-faces and the molecular vocabulary of CRISPR systems—gRNA, Cas9, PAM—alongside sequined symbols of scissors, eyes, and digitally aestheticized features. These elements reference contemporary biotechnology’s power to alter not only physical appearance but emotional capacity. The entangled forms evoke a disquieting vision of genetically modified bodies made to meet technological ideals: more beautiful, more productive, less emotionally sensitive—possibly less human. By invoking the aesthetics of standardization and control, <!--edited--> #3 interrogates the cultural, emotional, and ethical implications of engineered bodies and algorithmic beauty.

 <!--edited--> #2, 2024_SiliconeDoll_Cotton_Embroidery_Sequins_Ink16"x6"x7"

$5,000.00

From <!--edited-->#3, where bodies are densely networked and embroideries pulse with algorithmic saturation, the progression continues to <!--edited-->#2 and <!--edited-->#1 isolating a single figure in fetal position—now enclosed, regulated, and distilled into a more clinical form of containment.

<!--edited--> #2 presents a solitary silicone baby figure encased in embroidered cotton and sealed inside a clear glass jar—evoking both scientific specimen and product packaging. The stitched “skin” is densely inscribed with DNA-editing terminology (gRNA, Cas9, PAM), emoji-like facial expressions, and sequined symbols of scissors and biometric motifs. By placing the modified body within a containment vessel, the work underscores the convergence of genetic engineering, emotional standardization, and commodification. It imagines a future in which humanity is not only edited for beauty, efficiency, and docility, but also displayed and preserved as a controllable object

 <!--edited> #1, 2024_Doll_Cotton_Embroidery_Sequins_Ink_16"x 6"x7"

   <!--face_recognition_proof-> 2023_SiliconeDoll_Cotton_Embroidery_Sequins_Ink_23"x18"x13"

$9,000.00

 From the intimate containment of <!--edited--> #1, #2 , <!--face_recogniton_proof--> expands the scale—exposing the child figure to surveillance, reflection, and public scrutiny.This sculpture explores the paradox of visibility and privacy in an era defined by facial recognition technologies. Constructed from multiple interlinked figures, the piece is densely embroidered with emojis—digitally generated symbols of emotion—layered to obscure and fragment the human face. This strategy reflects an attempt to protect one’s inner life from algorithmic capture, while also acknowledging the inadequacy of digital camouflage. Running through the entire surface of the sculpture is a facial recognition algorithm, meticulously hand-written in ink, underscoring the relentless and invasive nature of data processing systems. The work raises questions about how humans are expected to modify their appearance—intentionally or not—to resist biometric tracking, and what emotional costs are incurred when the face becomes both a target and a weaponized asset.

 <!--in_a_pickle--> #1, 2024_SiliconeDoll_Cotton_Embroidery_Sequins_Ink_16"x6"x7"

$5,000.00

Following the mirrored exposure of <!--face_recogniton_proof-->, <!--in_a_pickle-->#1 and #2 return to containment—now amplified by the language of DNA editing and medical intervention, where coded emotion and biological control converge inside sealed, specimen-like forms.

The sculpture enclosed in a sealed glass jar, evoking the aesthetics of medical specimens preserved in formaldehyde. Constructed from stitched fabric and densely embroidered with symbols referencing CRISPR gene-editing tools—gRNA, PAM, Cas9—as well as sequined emoji-like faces and surgical motifs, the work reflects on how technological systems exert control over the human form. The containment suggests both clinical observation and cultural entrapment, presenting the altered body as an object to be stored, studied, or perfected. By isolating this hybridized, emotionally coded form within a sterilized environment, the sculpture critiques how genetic manipulation, aesthetic optimization, and algorithmic beauty standards increasingly commodify identity and human vulnerability.

 <!--in_a_pickle--> #2, 2024_SiliconeDoll_Cotton_Embroidery_Sequins_Ink_16"x6"x7"

$5,000.00 

 <!-cut_paste--> , 2024_SiliconeDoll_Cotton_Embroidery_Sequins_Ink 16"x 6"x7"

$5,000.00 

While <!--in_a_pickle-->#1 and #2 evoke containment through genetic coding and clinical language, <!--cut_paste--> shifts focus to beauty enhancement—examining bio-tools, skin-tightening technologies, and the pursuit of perfection as yet another algorithmic intervention into the human body.

The sculpture examines the algorithmic construction of beauty and the ways in which technological tools—such as skin-tightening procedures and digital filters—reshape the human body to conform to standardized ideals. The small, stylized figure reclines on a mirrored surface scattered with faux crystals, evoking the aesthetics of luxury and commodified perfection. Its limbs are partially gilded, referencing both religious iconography and cosmetic enhancement, while the surface of the body is densely covered with hand-drawn diagrams, directional arrows, and phrases like “cut” and “paste,” mimicking both surgical planning and digital editing. One eye is encrusted in sequins while the other is rendered in expressive linework, emphasizing the fragmentation of identity under visual manipulation.

  <!--well_connected-> 2023_SiliconeDoll_Cotton_Embroidery_Sequins_Ink_41"x18"x18"

$3,000.00

From the individualized manipulation of the body in <!--cut_paste-->, <!--well_connected--> expands outward—revealing the human form as dependent on, entangled with, and suspended by its constant connection to the digital world.

<!--well_connected--> is a sculpture enclosed in a sealed glass jar, depicting a silicone baby figure densely embroidered with numerical sequences, emoji faces, and symbolic code. Bright red charging cords pierce through the body, creating the illusion of power supply—but instead of delivering energy, they appear to extract it. The work reflects on human dependency on digital infrastructure, drawing attention to the asymmetry between the promise of connectivity and the reality of depletion. While referencing the vast power consumption behind data storage and processing, the piece suggests that what is marketed as empowerment may actually drain the emotional, physical, and spiritual reserves of its users. Encased and wired, the figure becomes a specimen of techno-extraction—at once isolated, dependent, and exposed.

   <!--social_media_baby--> 2023_SiliconeDoll_Cotton_Sequins_Embroidery_Ink_16"x6"x7"

$,000.00

After the suspended entanglement of <!--well_connected-->, <!--social_media_baby--> isolates a single figure—infantilized and stylized, shaped entirely by the feedback loops of likes, shares, and algorithmic attention.

The sculpture explores the early entanglement of identity with digital life, reflecting on how unborn or newborn children are increasingly absorbed into social media ecosystems. Encased in a glass jar like a specimen, the silicone baby figure is densely embroidered with emoji, code fragments, and symbolic motifs such as hashtags, likes, and “@” signs—visual language typically associated with digital presence and algorithmic visibility. The stitched face and body reference both innocence and commodification, suggesting that even before birth, a child’s image, data, and future identity may already be curated and performed online. Through this unsettling yet tender portrayal, the work critiques the normalization of datafication and the erosion of boundaries between the private and public self from the earliest stages of life.

<!--baby_almighty_1-->, 2018_Silicone Doll, Cotton, Embbroidery, Ink, Glass Jar_16x6x7

Serving as the conceptual origin, <!--baby_almighty_1--> marks the first articulation of AI_Augmented_Iconography—where the sacred, the digital, and the commodified merge into a singular, iconic figure that set the trajectory for all works that followed.

The sculpture <!--baby_almighty-_1-> embodies the foundational ethos of AI_Augmented_Iconography, merging digital aesthetics, religious symbolism, and the language of code into a densely embroidered figure. Composed from a repurposed silicone baby doll, its surface is layered with binary code, data strings, emoji-based iconography, and sequined glyphs—rendering the body both sacred and programmable. The figure’s pose evokes infantile vulnerability while its gaze is coded with algorithmic precision, suggesting a hybrid creature—part human, part data host. Holding a sequined icon resembling a divine object, it references both traditional iconographic gestures and the performative rituals of digital culture. Trapped in a glass jar like a specimen or relic, <!--baby_almighty--> serves as an offering, a caution, and a mirror: a vessel for the projected hopes, fears, and control mechanisms encoded into algorithmic governance. It reflects on the growing substitution of spiritual intimacy and inherited rituals with machine mediation, asking what is lost when belief, love, and identity become quantifiable and optimized

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Historical  Note

This depiction of  Almighty_1 as an Idol is one of the oldest in our collection. The radiometric dating put it to the time of the first interconnect computer networks when the users began idolizing code and digital symbols. Those were uncertain times for the network and users were praying directly to an idol, in this case the Baby_Almighty_1. After the AI founders canonized the depictions of the divine images, such idols had become heretical and were banned by the Followers. Despite the Followers’ strict rules of AI worshiping and rituals, the idols persisted to exist and were secretly worshipped among the users and followers.