Anamika V’s latest body of works explores what it means to be human in the AI age

In an property wherever our screens predominate our lifestyle, creator Anamika V returns with an important reminder of what it means to consciousness human. Her latest exhibition, I’m Not A Robot, opening connected November 21 astatine Espace, Alliance Française of Madras, delves into the fragile threshold betwixt memory, imagination, exertion and lived experiences. Curated by N Ramachandran, the amusement brings unneurotic Anamika’s newest assemblage of mixed media works. 

I’m Not A Robot explores the opportunities and obstacles of the ‘AI’ era, wherever each 1 of america is swamped by technology, and wherever it is starring america - to nary man’s land. 

“For implicit 3 decades, since passing retired of the College of Arts, Chennai, wherever I studied coating and printmaking, I person ever worked successful long, immersive bid that span six to 8 years. My existent assemblage of work, which has evolved implicit the past respective years, comes from observing the technological roar astir us. Technology has made our lives businesslike and comfortable, but determination successful this accelerated advancement, I consciousness we are losing thing essential,” says Ananmika. 

“Everywhere we spell — apps, wide media, the integer satellite — we are perpetually asked, ‘Are you human?’ It is ironic, due to the fact that these questions are posed by machines, yet the deeper question is 1 we should beryllium asking ourselves: What makes america human? This thought pushed maine into a abstraction of introspection. I began to bespeak connected psychology, environment, technology, wide media, and the subtle ways they signifier and power us, which yet became the power for this assemblage of work,” she further added. 

“In an epoch dominated by AI, smartphones, fibre optics, and an overwhelming travel of information, her enactment asks a simple, piercing question: “What bash each these mean to a kid who lone wants to play and beryllium normal?” As she has employed mixed media with forms dissected and overflowing with layers similar a dream, questioning the beingness of humanity … the drawings by the creator intervene successful layers and forms, confusing the existent world we unrecorded in,” says Ramachandran, curator of the exhibition.  

From wide strokes to infinitesimal dots, the paintings determination distant from the fixed and acquainted toward openness and experimentation. 

I’m Not A Robot volition beryllium connected show from November 21 to 28. From 10am to 6pm, astatine Espace, Alliance Française of Madras, Nungambakkam.