别敢搏，爱无毁 (bié gǎn bó, ài wú huǐ) [don’t dare gamble, love is indestructible]

2026

mixed textiles, electronics, and timber

Computational systems of perceived autonomy, where feedback is provided to a human user based on pre-defined logics, have existed since ancient times. Under current systems of colonialism and capitalism, the computer has become a system of extraction, commodifying lived experience for profit.

What happens when we soften the most blatant example of an extractive computer system? What happens when we visibly handcraft a pokies machine?