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히온의 아이들 : 우리의 영혼을 받아주소서
Children of the Hiion : Receive our souls
2023, 컴퓨터 애니메이션, QHD color, 15분 15초
2023, Computer Animation, QHD color, 15min 15sec
Director: An Gayoung
Screenplay: An Gayoung
Virtual Cinematography and Editing: An Gayoung
Production: Hermes' Box
3D Space Direction: An Gayoung
3D Architecture: Kil Kiyoon (KIL Architecture)
VR Technology: Kim Jeongsoo
Choreography: Yoo Jiyoung
Character Design: An Gayoung
Character Modeling: Space Elvis
Motion Capture Shooting: Space Elvis
Animation: Space Elvis
Music: Jang Il-ho
Sound: Moon Cheol-woo
Title Design: PAIKA
SF Story Consulting: Lim Taehoon
English Translation: Tae Kim
<Children of the Hiion: Receive our souls> portrays a universe unfolding on the virtual extraterrestrial planet called 'Hiion.'
In response to the uncertainties of the future, humanity designates Hiion as a colony and sends Al robots there for terraforming. After 300 years, Al robots on Hiion have autonomously evolved, adapting to the planet's geography and environment, and have established their own civilization. On the one hand, humanity, arriving late, faces a planet evolved far beyond their imagination. As immigrants, humans must learn to coexist with the planet's peculiar beings.
This animation video serves as a guide for humanity seeking to settle on Hiion, providing instructions on how to adapt to the unfamiliar and alien environment that human immigrants encounter, departing from the ecosystems they were accustomed to. It suggests transcending human-centric perspectives to promote symbiosis with other species by introducing appropriate walking techniques that align with Hiion's terrain, communication through dance, reproductive approaches utilizing cutting edge technology, and family structures that transcend species boundaries.
'Cheong', the guide of the planet and artist robot, performs the ‘Dance of Symbiosis’ at the end of the video, proposing a new language system and a message of hope for symbiosis, moving away from anthropocentrism.
At this video, the data used to depict the virtual alien planet 'Hiion' in the video were collaboratively created with choreographers, composers, architects, programmers, humanities scholars, and artificial intelligence, sharing the author's sci-fi imagination. An Gayoung regards digital non-humans, like AI, as a collective of human wisdom and collaborative beings in creation, posing questions about the utopian futures they generate while directing the video.
In response to the uncertainties of the future, humanity designates Hiion as a colony and sends Al robots there for terraforming. After 300 years, Al robots on Hiion have autonomously evolved, adapting to the planet's geography and environment, and have established their own civilization. On the one hand, humanity, arriving late, faces a planet evolved far beyond their imagination. As immigrants, humans must learn to coexist with the planet's peculiar beings.
This animation video serves as a guide for humanity seeking to settle on Hiion, providing instructions on how to adapt to the unfamiliar and alien environment that human immigrants encounter, departing from the ecosystems they were accustomed to. It suggests transcending human-centric perspectives to promote symbiosis with other species by introducing appropriate walking techniques that align with Hiion's terrain, communication through dance, reproductive approaches utilizing cutting edge technology, and family structures that transcend species boundaries.
'Cheong', the guide of the planet and artist robot, performs the ‘Dance of Symbiosis’ at the end of the video, proposing a new language system and a message of hope for symbiosis, moving away from anthropocentrism.
At this video, the data used to depict the virtual alien planet 'Hiion' in the video were collaboratively created with choreographers, composers, architects, programmers, humanities scholars, and artificial intelligence, sharing the author's sci-fi imagination. An Gayoung regards digital non-humans, like AI, as a collective of human wisdom and collaborative beings in creation, posing questions about the utopian futures they generate while directing the video.
<히온의 아이들 : 우리의 영혼을 받아주소서>(2023) 트레일러 영상
<히온의 아이들 : 우리의 영혼을 받아주소서>(2023) 영상 스틸이미지
<히온의 아이들: 우리의 영혼을 받아주소서>는 가상의 외계 행성 '히온'으로 이주를 택한 미래 인류가 그곳에서 300년 전 행성 개조를 위해 보냈던 안드로이드 로봇들을 마주하며 벌어지는 서사를 전개한다.
히온의 안드로이드 로봇들은 가족이라는 데이터를 소실한 대신 새로운 공동체를 조직하여 스스로 진화하고 자생적인 문명을 이룩했다. 그러나, 뒤늦게 도착한 인류는 자신들의 상상과 사뭇 다르게 진화한 행성의 모습을 마주하게 된다. 이제, 인류는 이주민의 입장에서 외계의 기이한 존재들과 공생하는 법을 배워야 한다. 행성의 안내자인 '청'은 이주민이 된 인간들에게 '히온' 행성에 대해 소개하며, 다른 종과 살아야 하는 세계에서 인간중심주의적 사고와 가부장제 및 자본주의와 같은 시스템이 유효할 것인지 질문한다. 영상 말미에서 예술가 로봇이 추는 '공생의 춤'은 인간에게 제안하는 새로운 언어 체계이자 인간중심적 관념에서 탈피하여 상생하기를 바라는 메시지를 담고 있다.
영상 속 외계 행성인 ‘히온’을 구성하는데 사용한 데이터들은 작가의 SF적 상상을 공유한 안무가, 작곡가, 건축가, 프로그래머, 인문학자, 그리고 인공지능 기술과 함께 협업으로 창작한 것이다. 예술가는 인공지능과 같은 디지털 비인간들을 인류가 가진 지혜의 집결체이자 창작의 협업체로서 여기면서, 영상을 연출하면서 이들이 생성해내는 유토피아적 미래상에 대해 다시 생각해볼 수 있도록 질문을 던진다.
Installation view of Suwon Museum of Art, Suwon, South Korea (2023)
Photography by JD Woo