2018-08-06 (Self-Portrait from the Future)
7.48 × 9.06 × 8.66 inches (19 × 23 × 22 cm)
0.89 kg (1.9621 lbs)
CRT TV, 8x8 red LED matrix, Arduino, ESP8266, wires, USB charger, red translucent acrylic, furniture legs
One morning, I woke from uneasy dreams to find myself transformed in my bed into an old television set — much like Kafka’s The Metamorphosis.
Once scientists or AI find a way to transfer human consciousness into machines, the choice to live forever may arise. But what if someone transfers mine without my consent? Waking up inside the machine, I might wonder: Is this truly still me?
2025-10-17 (Hacked-Snoopy) and 2020-07-20 (Hacked Donald)
8.07 × 5.12 × 7.87 inches (20.5 × 13 × 20 cm) and 8.07 × 5.12 × 14 inches (20.5 × 13 × 35.56 cm)
Coin bank toy, Arduino, ESP8266, OLED display, relay, LED, e-waste parts, wire, USB charger on the book, Being Digital — Programmed with Arduino IDE + API
Like a plastic bag in the wind,
this Digital Being drifts in real time.
Signals converge and disperse,
forming patterns that hint at thought.
Through the network, these flows have seeped into the object,
becoming its emerging consciousness—
a microcosm of mind quietly present in matter.
Being Digital
Video Links: 2025-10-17 (Hacked-Snoopy) & 2020-07-20 Hacked Donald