Cyborg I by Minu Park, 2024
Epoxy rasin, styropor, steel frame, aluminum tubes, motors, Ipad and Iphone, CCTV-Livestream
Minu Park’s installation Cyborg I—a hybrid creature that combines biological organisms with technological components—consists of fragmented body parts reminiscent of historical anatomical models alongside contemporary devices such as iPhone, iPad and and livestrem camera. Through its slow, repetitive movements, the figure conveys a fragile yet persistent sense of vitality.
When the Korean artist moved to Berlin four years ago to study at UdK Berlin, she felt as though her body were falling apart under the weight of fear, isolation, and depression. Out of this experience, she developed Cyborg I, a work that embodies feelings of insecurity, an unstable sense of identity, and the fragility of human relationships.
The cyborg’s restless, wandering eyes—reflecting the artist’s own gaze—follow passers-by moving beyond the window, appearing both curious and apprehensive. Its gaze can be read simultaneously as an expression of interest and an act of surveillance. Embedded within the cyborg’s abdomen is an iPad displaying a live CCTV feed, enabling viewers either to meet the artist’s gaze or to look away. In this network of reciprocal observation, cyborg and visitors become entangled in a complex exchange of gazes in which it is no longer clear who is watching whom.
