《五藏·器封》 Original

Concept of the work:
The rapid development of current technology has enabled artificial intelligence, biomimetic machinery, gene editing and other technologies to constantly break through the boundaries of biology.
The future development is not the escape and replacement of Western science fiction, but the contemporary expression of the fundamental logic of "yin and yang transform into all things" in Chinese philosophy. In the process of carbon based life gradually moving towards siliconization, we have entered a future that is closer to the origin of Eastern philosophy. The term 'Five Insects' is a term in the Five Elements theory, originating from the Book of Changes in the Book of Rites. It divides the animals seen in the world into five categories based on visual representation: Ying, Scale, Mao, Yu, and Kun. The "Five Insects" is not a biological classification in the modern sense, but a recognition system based on visual experience and perception of "observing objects by form" and "classifying objects by image".

Work Introduction:
The book "Wu Cang · Qi Feng" is a speculative design study on the future life signs of carbon silicon. It revolves around the classification system of "Five Insects" in the ancient Chinese book "Da Dai Li · Yi Ben Ming" and the five elements behind it, and constructs five forms of life preservation and trading: plastic box sealed "Ying", ice frozen "scales", culture dish cultivated "Mao", vacuum sealed "Yu", and amber sealed "Kun".
The "Five Zangs" are both a classification of the storage of five types of carbon based life forms, symbolizing the metaphorical translation of ancient "Zang" culture towards the logic of future digital material integration and storage.
'Container sealing' refers to both the act of sealing in a container and the human attempt to control, preserve, and prolong the essence of life through a container as a medium,
Starting from the traditional concept of "using tools to store the Tao", it is a way of organizing knowledge, energy, and consciousness; In the future, it will evolve into a material technology practice of human "turning to silicon-based". This is a commemorative operation about civilization control, existence transformation, and life substitution, carrying the reconstruction of culture, beliefs, and ways of existence in the context of future technology.