Jian Gao

“Mattid: Diabolica Series I-IV” is an art piece that combines digital storytelling and wearable jewellery, set in a futuristic world where a biotechnology company creates new human species through genetic recombination, and these experimental subjects are confined in the ‘Forgotten Zone.’ The protagonist, Ezra, is a hybrid entity of human and insect characteristics, experiencing a transformation from weakness to adapting to his new body. Inspired by H.R. Giger’s Alien character, the work brings the virtual character into reality, blurring the boundaries between virtual and reality through jewellery design. It explores the fusion of diversity and technology in a post-humanism context, challenging traditional concepts. This project includes two physical digital humans and five wearable jewellery pieces.