18th Art Division Jury Selections
THE CAPTCHA PROJECT
Graphic art, Installation
Emilio VAVARELLA [Italy]
Outline
This project addresses contemporary issues of labor in the form of a series of paintings created by Chinese painters, experts in reproducing copies for the Western market. The artist signed an agreement with them, splitting the costs and profits of the project, and asking them to reproduce CAPTCHA codes invented to tell humans and machines apart.