瑪麗房間徐聖凱駐村成果展
哲學家法蘭克・傑克森在思想實驗《瑪麗的房間》中描述一位科學家瑪麗，她對色彩擁有全部理論知識，卻從未親眼見過顏色。當她第一次真正看到色彩時，我們不禁要問：她是否學到了某些嶄新的東西？
受到此思想實驗啟發，藝術家徐聖凱重新想像瑪麗的角色，將其設定為一位成長於高雄駁二藝術特區駐村空間內、具人類外貌與認知結構的仿生 AI 機器人。由於技術缺陷，她從未看過人臉——無論是自己的還是他人的——她對人類的理解全來自資料與二手知識。
直到某天，她的視覺系統被修復。當她首次踏出房間、真實地面對世界時，她是否能夠辨識他人是人類？她是否能從他人的表情中讀出情緒——喜悅、悲傷？
此作品探索了知覺與知識、感官與認知之間的界線。透過將 AI 置於哲學實驗中的主體位置，徐聖凱反思情感、認知與身體感知等人類特有的感質經驗。這件作品不僅提出機器是否能感受的問題，更重要的是追問：在機器主導的時代，人類「感受」究竟意味著什麼？
In Mary’s Room, philosopher Frank Jackson describes a thought experiment in which a scientist named Mary knows everything there is to know about color, but has never seen it herself. When she finally experiences color firsthand, the question arises: does she learn something new?
Inspired by this idea, artist Hsu Shengkai reimagines Mary as an AI humanoid robot, raised in isolation inside a residency space at the Pier-2 Art Center in Kaohsiung. This robot has a human-like appearance and cognitive structure, yet due to a technical defect, she has never seen a face—neither her own nor anyone else's. Her knowledge about humans is purely informational, gathered from data and secondhand descriptions.
One day, her vision is restored. As she steps outside for the first time, she confronts a world she has only known through abstraction. Can she recognize others as human? Can she read emotions—joy, sorrow—just by seeing them?
This work explores the boundary between perception and knowledge, sensation and cognition. By positioning AI as the subject of a philosophical experiment, Hsu reflects on the uniquely human qualities of feeling, recognition, and embodied awareness. The piece asks not only whether machines can feel, but more importantly: what does it mean for humans to feel in an age of machines?
類型： 人文藝術展覽
日期 ： 2025-05-17 至 2025-05-25 (一週至兩週內)
地點： 台灣高雄市 駁二藝術特區
地址： 高雄市鹽埕區8鄰大勇路1號 駁二大義區 C6-2倉庫
主辦單位： 高雄市政府文化局
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