tat skin slip tongue/塔皮滑舌
Curated by Alan Torres
Exploring the intersection of language, culture, and technology, tat skin slip tongue is a solo exhibition hosted in a domestic space orlando in Los Angeles. This exhibition explores the phenomenon of mistranslated Chinese character tattoos on Western bodies, engaging with the poetics of failure.
tat skin slip tongue comprises two distinct parts: tattoos sourced from the internet and tattoo images generated by AI (Stable Diffusion). The use of AI, which lacks a full contextual understanding of language, mirrors the generation of mistranslated tattoos, resulting in chance-operated end products that open up myriad possibilities for interpretation.
By playing with elements of concrete poetry and the drifts of legibility in language, tat skin slip tongue challenges our perceptions and highlights the complexities of cultural and linguistic translation.
Installation View :
Individual Works
Heavy/Slippery/Save Moving #2
2024
Vinyl lettering and inkjet print on paper
48 x 36 inches
Heavy/Slippery/Save Moving #1
2024
Vinyl lettering and inkjet print on paper
48 x 36 inches
Slippery/This is Tattoo
2024
Vinyl lettering and inkjet print on luster paper
76 x 16 inches
Slippery/Life Joy Sorrow Development (mirrored)
2024
Vinyl lettering and inkjet print on luster paper
81 x 16 inches
Slippery/Happiness Strength Longevity
2024
Vinyl lettering and inkjet print on luster paper
73 x 26 ½ inches
Jiayun Chen, text written by Alan TorresGlitch Tattoo
2024
Zine
23 pages