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2025

moving lights, computer vision, custom machine learning algorithm and software

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存在與顯現,或者說被看見——日常中總有許多我們不曾察覺的瞬間。

透過 AI 及機器學習驅動的影像系統引導電腦控制的燈光,裝置創造出類似自動跟隨舞台聚光燈(follow-spot)的效果,在指定區域內追隨行人。當觀眾進入特定區域,一束光線即會鎖定他們並開始跟隨其軌跡。這種互動將每位參與者轉化為表演者,讓那些平常隱沒於人群中的身影,突然之間被賦予了重量與意義。

作品運作的核心在於即時 AI 分析與動態照明的結合。系統捕捉並處理空間資料,AI 演算法將此轉換為燈光的運動參數,達成流暢精準的追蹤效果。光在這裡成為一種見證——它不評判、不定義,只是單純地追隨。這個看似簡單的動作,卻在提醒我們:存在本身,或許就足夠了。

這種體驗極為個人且直接,將觀眾從人群中溫和地提升出來,使其成為瞬間的主角。有些人會感到驚喜,有些人會感到自在,也有些人會突然意識到——原來被看見可以是這樣的感覺。它帶來像走上舞台般的趣味感,讓平凡的移動變得非凡。而當光束隨著離去漸漸消失,那個被照亮的瞬間會留在記憶裡,像一個短暫的提醒。

在這個充滿感知系統的時代,作品邀請人們思考「被看見」意味著什麼——是確認、是賦予意義,還是失去匿名的庇護?被看見不僅是存在的確認,更可能是存在的完成。它可以是認同、是對話的開始、是我們與世界建立連結的方式,也是我們宣告「我在此」的時刻。當我們離開光束、重回陰影之後,對自己的理解或許已有所改變。

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Existence and emergence, or being seen—there are many moments in daily life we never notice.

By using an AI and machine learning-driven imaging system to guide computer-controlled lights, the installation creates an effect akin to an automated follow-spot that tracks pedestrians within a designated area. As viewers enter the active zone, a beam of light locks onto them and begins following their trajectory. This interaction transforms each participant into a performer, allowing figures usually hidden in the crowd to suddenly be given weight and meaning.

The work's core lies in the integration of real-time AI analysis and dynamic lighting. The system captures and processes spatial data, while the AI algorithm translates this into motion parameters for the lights, achieving fluid and precise tracking. Here, light becomes a form of witnessing—it doesn't judge or define, it simply follows. This seemingly simple act reminds us: perhaps existence itself is enough.

The experience is personal and direct, gently elevating viewers from the crowd, making them the momentary protagonist. Some feel surprised, some feel at ease, and some suddenly realize—this is what being seen can feel like. This feels playful, like being on stage, transforming ordinary movement into something extraordinary. And as the beam gradually fades with their departure, that illuminated moment remains in memory, like a brief reminder.

In this era filled with sensing systems, the work invites contemplation on what "being seen" means—is it affirmation, the bestowal of meaning, or the loss of anonymity's shelter? Being seen is not merely confirmation of existence, but may be the completion of existence itself. It can be recognition, the beginning of dialogue, our way of connecting with the world, and the moment we declare "I am here." When we leave the beam and return to shadow, our understanding of ourselves may have already changed.