幸せの四葉のクローバーを探すドローン / Search for a Four - Leaf Clover
Year: 2023
Medium: 4K video, sound, monitor display
Dimensions: 2 monitor displays: 83 × 145.5 cm (32 7/10 × 57 3/10 in) each
Running time: 9min. 26sec. Loop
Edition: 4 of 5 + 3 A.P
Acquired from KOTARO NUKAGA, 2024
Two monitors are mounted side by side, with one displaying a field of clovers and the other showing information generated by AI image recognition. This work uses a combination of AI and drones to locate four-leaf clovers, which statistically occur in only 0.001–0.01% of cases. Four-leaf clovers are considered a symbol of good luck because they are difficult to find, with roughly a one in a thousand chance of appearing in nature. In the modern era, both drones and AI are used across a wide range of industrial applications, including military purposes. In this piece, the drone appears to be programmed to film the clover fields from above, while AI instantly analyzes the footage, marking what it identifies as four-leaf shapes in red. Despite frequent errors, the four-leaf clovers are classified with remarkable accuracy. What is considered an act so difficult for humans that it symbolizes good luck is achieved with astonishing ease. Confronted with this work, viewers witness how the idea of luck is rapidly eroded by technology. Ideally, technology should be developed to enhance human happiness, yet when taken to extremes, it risks stripping away the very experience of happiness that makes us feel human.
