Sougwen Chung Imagines a Future Where Humans and AI Breathe Together

Entering Body Machine (Meridians) feels like stepping into a storm of light, data, and sound where the boundary between the human body and artificial intelligence begins to dissolve. At Palazzo Citterio, Sougwen Chung transforms a large LED wall into a pulsating organism made of constantly shifting images, digital glaciers, and forms that seem to breathe through space. A Chinese-Canadian artist, Chung lives in London and is considered one of the most innovative voices in the dialogue between art and technology. After studying design and media art, she developed systems in which robots and algorithms learn directly from her gestures, collaborating with her in real time. For this immersive installation, the artist even undertook an Arctic expedition, recording the movements, light, and sounds of melting glaciers. Those data sets become visual and sonic material here, turning the climate crisis into an almost physical experience. But Body Machine (Meridians) is not simply a technological installation: it is an invitation to slow down, listen, and imagine a different relationship with machines. No longer tools to control, but presences we must learn to coexist with.