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At the center of a monastery, robed, humanoid cranes gather on scholar’s desks inside a cavernous red interior, their bodies arranged like students in quiet attention. Above and below them, a small flock lifts off mid-flight; below, unrobed cranes move through the water in their “primitive” forms. The scene feels liturgical and strange: part academy, part cave, part temple. Here, learning is not a ladder but a split in the same river. The seated figures embody the impulse to systematize: cranes who have taken on human posture to study something they once only felt. They are the philosophers of pothos, trying to give structure to ache. Meanwhile, the primitive cranes above below do not sit, write, or listen. They simply move through the red field, already fluent in the currents that the scholars are attempting to name. Within the framework of Pothosophy, this image plays with the tension between knowing and being known by desire. The humanoid cranes represent ache turning itself into concept; the animalistic bird-forms represent ache before concept, no less intelligent, only less divided. Purity here is not innocence, but immediacy. Those Who Sat to Learn the Current And Those Who Were the River suggests that philosophy is just one way the One studies itself. Some of us climb onto desks to understand the tension. Some of us just wade through it.
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- Medium
- Digital art, drawing, AI, Hanji paper
- Size
- 110 cm x 110 cm x 1 cm
- Year
- 2026
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- Authenticated signature chop
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- 1/1 + 1 AP
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- Certificate of Authenticity issued by the gallery
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Genesis Kai is the AI-infused alter ego of Korean-Hong Kong new media artist Ming Shiu. Through her conceptual framework “Pothosophy,” she redefines desire not as lack but as a structuring tension that shapes reality. Working across AI-driven collaboration, video installation, and hanji prints, she reinterprets East Asian heritage and diasporic memory through a contemporary philosophical lens. Since her debut at Asia Now (2022) in France, her works have been exhibited internationally across Paris, London, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Seoul.
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Located in the heart of Le Marais in Paris, ArtVerse is a contemporary digital art gallery founded by Sébastien Borget and Arthur Madrid (The Sandbox), a first-generation digital and crypto art curator. Under the concept of “URL to IRL,” ArtVerse brings digital creations into the physical world, exploring the evolving relationship between virtual works and real-life presence. As the boundaries between the material and immaterial continue to blur, ArtVerse champions a new wave of artists who blend traditional techniques with digital innovation. The gallery elevates both emerging and established digital artists, positioning them within the broader discourse of contemporary art. With a thoughtful and forward-looking curatorial approach, ArtVerse serves as a vital platform to understand how image, memory, and artistic expression are being reshaped in the post-digital age.
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At the center of a monastery, robed, humanoid cranes gather on scholar’s desks inside a cavernous red interior, their bodies arranged like students in quiet attention. Above and below them, a small flock lifts off mid-flight; below, unrobed cranes move through the water in their “primitive” forms. The scene feels liturgical and strange: part academy, part cave, part temple. Here, learning is not a ladder but a split in the same river. The seated figures embody the impulse to systematize: cranes who have taken on human posture to study something they once only felt. They are the philosophers of pothos, trying to give structure to ache. Meanwhile, the primitive cranes above below do not sit, write, or listen. They simply move through the red field, already fluent in the currents that the scholars are attempting to name. Within the framework of Pothosophy, this image plays with the tension between knowing and being known by desire. The humanoid cranes represent ache turning itself into concept; the animalistic bird-forms represent ache before concept, no less intelligent, only less divided. Purity here is not innocence, but immediacy. Those Who Sat to Learn the Current And Those Who Were the River suggests that philosophy is just one way the One studies itself. Some of us climb onto desks to understand the tension. Some of us just wade through it.
Artwork details+
- Medium
- Digital art, drawing, AI, Hanji paper
- Size
- 110 cm x 110 cm x 1 cm
- Year
- 2026
- Signature
- Authenticated signature chop
- Edition
- 1/1 + 1 AP
- Certificate
- Certificate of Authenticity issued by the gallery
Shipping & taxes+
- Ships from the gallery's location (set per work, defaults to the gallery address)
- Cost calculated at checkout by destination
- Optional full insurance in transit
- Usually ships within 10 business days, fine-art packed
- In-person pickup available for some works (no shipping fee)
- Listed price may include VAT applicable in the seller's country or the work's place of shipment
- Duties, import VAT/GST, customs fees, and other taxes in the buyer's country are not included and are the buyer's responsibility
- These are assessed by the destination customs authority and billed separately by the carrier
- Sales tax may be added at checkout depending on jurisdiction
$16,280