Installation View: Brandon Tay: Form and Agency, Yeo Workshop, Singapore (26 August - 1 October 2023). Image Courtesy of Brandon Tay and Yeo Workshop. Photograph by Jonathan Tan
Brandon Tay is a Singaporean artist whose work explores emergent complexities in digital materials. Starting out as a prominent figure in Singapore's underground audio-visual scene, he has more recently expanded his practice into one that engages with varying permutations of projection mapping, digital, computer-generated imagery (CGI), time-based and new media, game environment art.
The intersection of digital art with 3D sculptures and digital constructs brings a new realm where immersive simulations expand the boundaries between the material and virtual worlds. This interview focuses on the practice of Singaporean artist Brandon Tay, whose works epitomize this innovative fusion, redefining traditional boundaries of art. A closer look is taken at incorporating digital art in the artist's practice and the profound implications of his latest solo show, "Form and Agency." The exhibition highlights the artist's intricate use of "models" to speculate on alternate worlds and histories. Additionally, machinic animism is explored, an approach that diverges from conventional discourses on artificial intelligence (AI). Rather than anthropomorphizing AI, the artist seeks to foster a deeper understanding of AI in its non-human terms, challenging anthropocentric views and paving the way for a potential hybrid consciousness that merges human and AI intelligence.
Through this exploration, the intricacies of digital art are unveiled, shedding light on how this medium not only encapsulates the present but also speculates on the myriad possibilities the future holds.
Through this exploration, the intricacies of digital art are unveiled, shedding light on how this medium not only encapsulates the present but also speculates on the myriad possibilities the future holds.
