AUJIK are constructed as an
esoteric sect who believes in animism and worships nature.
They divide nature in to:
REFINED:
robotics
artificial intelligence
nano technology
DNA-manipulation
augmented reality
body enhancements
carbon nano tubes
synthetic photosynthesis
PRIMITIVE:
trees
plants
soil
organism
stones
metals
minerals
foliage
AUJIK
states
that:
The refine nature
originates from the primitive and vice versa.
That refine
nature
is order and primitive nature is chaos.
That the
resistance between them will decrease until they converge in to a state
of supreme clarity.
In order to
reach
this state AUJIK
project sacred artefacts that are a crossbreed of organic and synthetic
entity.
Each
artefacts
consists of an unique and multifaceted Artificial Intelligence (AI).
By
transcending
emotional inputs to the artefacts artificial limbic system the AUJIK
members can reveal various areas and
aspects of
the
artefacts minds.
Examples are
the
artefacts self-image, consciousness, sub-consciousness, gender, affects
and spirituality.
This
symbiosis
also leads the AUJIK
members to a higher awareness of the self.
Since mid 2000’s, the online presence of mysterious nature/tech cult AUJIK quietly spread across video platforms featuring proposed active members and fabricated histories. These virtual appearances suggested decades-old lineage through theoretical schematics outlining their transgressive mission, citing faux reports arguing the life of inanimate matter and modern forms of animism from fictional anthropologists and philosophers. Animated imagery of organic-mechanical hybrids manifest in Japanese forests amidst cloaked figures is paired with a sonic atmosphere set by Mira Calix, Scottish musician Christ and as well as other electronic artists. “Technology can help nature understand itself,” affirm AUJIK narrators, offering new ideologies reminiscent of Shintoism.
For AUJIK, nature is divided into Refined and Primitive categories. This seperation presents a conflict that is the root of all chaos in the world, and in order to reach a sublime state, AUJIK generates rituals to harmonize the organic and synthetic realms. Refined nature consists of evolved technology such as robotics, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, DNA manipulations, and body enhancements. The Primitive includes fauna, flora, and the Earth itself with its precious stones, minerals, and metals. The pulsating foliage and advanced interfaces that emerge in the biosphere serve as sacred artifacts, visions of a futurist environment. Through crossbreeds of biotic and technological systems, AUJIK’s animism for the Digital Age presents new possibilities for evolution and strives for Post-Human nirvana.
AUJIK’s multi-media works have been showcased in galleries, museums, and festivals worldwide including the Prix Ars Electronica 2011, OneDotZero London BFI 2011/2013/2016, SIGGRAPH Asia, CMoDA Beijing, Biwako Biennale 2012 & 2014, Japan Media Arts Festival 2010/2015. Nordic Outbreak by the Streaming Museum, NYC 2014, 'Death is your Body' Frankfurter Kunstverein 2014, Co-workers, Museum of Modern Art, Paris 2016, Oberhausen film festival, Rotterdam film festival, Dokfest Kassel.
Had solo exhibitions at gallery's in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and at CAC(Contemporary art center)Vilnius. Been collaborating with music artist such as British electronic artist Mira Calix and Oliver Coates, American Black metal band Liturgy and Hunter Hunt-Hendrix, American avantgarde artist Sun Araw, Scottish electronic artist Christ and Japanese electronic and hip-hop artist Daisuke Tanabe.
By JC Gonzo. Curator and creator of the End of Being.
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