Na Eunhye

Concept and Point of Departure
This work begins with a critical awareness of the binary logic surrounding technology—either viewing it as something to be resisted or excluded, or unconditionally embraced. Technology is no longer an external, unfamiliar entity; it has already become deeply embedded in human life and environment. Therefore, the key question is not whether to reject or accept technology, but how to engage with it—through what attitude and rhythm.

Rather than presenting a fixed argument, this work proposes a sensory approach through processes of image generation, tension, overheating, circulation, and balance based on exhibition data. The title The Rhythm We Choose points precisely to this idea: the direction of technology is not determined autonomously, but shaped by human attitudes and the rhythms we choose.

Connection to Hackathon / Exhibition Data
This work is based on the dataset from Breathing with the Chaos, a solo exhibition by Ayako Rokkaku at Total Museum. The following data were used:

• Exhibition paintings: color, texture, layer structure, density
• Sculpture and installation documentation: condensed forms, material surfaces, three-dimensional tension
• Exhibition floor plans: spatial structure, segmentation, movement
• Daily visitor statistics (Dec 2025 – Jan 2026): temporal rhythm data

Visitor statistics are interpreted not as numerical data but as traces of the exhibition’s temporal rhythm. For example:

• December total: 487 visitors (peaks include Dec 20: 45, Dec 6: 36, Dec 7: 33, Dec 27: 31)
• January total: 297 visitors (peak Jan 11: 52, with zero-visitor periods toward the end)

Instead of visualizing these as graphs, the work translates them into breathing patterns:

• High values / peaks → fast, dense energy, short breaths, tension
• Moderate values → slow, steady breathing, expanded flow
• Low density / gaps → deceleration, near stillness, recovery and circulation

Thus, data is not presented as information but translated into movement intensity, particle density, pressure, and rhythmic variation.

Artistic Intention and Interpretation

Key Elements

• Vital energy in the color and texture of paintings
• Material density in sculpture and installation
• Spatial structure and movement in exhibition plans
• Temporal breathing revealed through visitor statistics
• The relationship between “breathing” and “chaos” in the exhibition title

“Chaos” is understood not as disorder but as a state where multiple flows and energies coexist. “Breathing” is not about eliminating chaos but about creating and modulating rhythm within it.

Translation of the Exhibition
The exhibition is interpreted not as a fixed result but as a dynamic system of rhythms:

• Paintings → flow, pulsation, emergence and convergence of layers
• Sculptures/installations → condensation, tension, pressure, mass
• Floor plans → segmented scenes and spatial arrangement
• Visitor data → temporal structure of speed, density, tension, overheating, recovery

The work ultimately focuses not on how technology should be used, but on the attitude with which it is approached—balancing critique and affirmation while considering human and environmental values.

Reason for Choosing the Format
The work consists of six scenes displayed across separate screens in looping playback. This format was chosen to:

• Avoid fixing the work into a single linear narrative
• Allow multiple states to coexist simultaneously
• Enable viewers to experience rhythms non-linearly within space
• Present the relationship between technology, humans, and environment as coexistence and modulation rather than a single answer

Each scene operates independently but collectively forms a rhythmic ecosystem.

Production Process

Step 1 – Data Interpretation
Exhibition data (images, installations, plans, visitor stats) are reinterpreted as materials for constructing rhythmic structures rather than references.

Step 2 – Prompt Design
Initial prompts focused on atmosphere and poetic description, resulting in superficial outputs (zoom or camera movement).
Prompts were iteratively revised toward:

• From mood description → action-based movement
• From camera effects → internal image transformation
• From output description → rhythm structure (formation–tension–overheating–circulation–stability)
• From new object generation → preservation of original structure with controlled transformation

Step 3 – Refinement of Generative Structure
A shared anchor prompt preserves the original image while enabling internal motion. Scene-specific action prompts differentiate energy states.

Each scene’s final frame is extracted and used as the input for the next scene, ensuring continuity and a chain of generation.

Step 4 – Conceptual Elements
Inserted in later stages:

• Scene 2: iris / authentication system
• Scene 6: stochastic parrot

These elements are not explicit symbols but appear as fleeting formations or patterns within repetition.

Technical Description

Tools / Programs / Workflow

• ChatGPT
  Concept development, scene structure, prompt design, documentation
• Grok Imagine
  Image-to-video generation (9-second clips per scene)
• VLLO (video editor)
  Scene editing, sequencing, looping structure, final output
• Notion
  Documentation

Workflow

• Select base images from dataset
• Design shared anchor prompt
• Write scene-specific action prompts
• Generate 9-second videos via Grok Imagine
• Extract final frame of each scene
• Use it as input for the next scene
• Edit and arrange videos for looping installation display