Eve Clone Series

Eve Clone Series
Lin, Pey-Chwen 林珮淳

Today, I am pleased to have the opportunity to introduce my work, Eve Clone, to all of you. My work, Eve Clone, embodies an
attempt to shape a product of human technology through a combination of hologram technology, sculpture, and interactive
devices.
　 Human being creates works that are not only creative and eye-catching, but also hold the potential to lead new trends in
fashion and popular culture that dramatically change people’s lifestyles and values. This would be considered a creative success for
a designer and a commodity enterprise. In addition to brands and popular trends, engineers of technology have also been coming
out with many amazing developments in design for every era. For example, air conditioning, automobiles, cell phones, the
Internet, media, computers, televisions, electronic goods, and other digital products have all become necessities in the pursuit of
enjoyment, comfort and convenience in life. It can be said that they have become symbols for progress in mankind’s technological
civilization.
Technology Create Comfort and Convenience in Life

Furthermore, agricultural experts have also pioneered centralized crop growing methods, insecticides, chemical fertilizers, and
herbicides. To reduce labor costs, chemical agents are being applied to crops via aerial application. Scientists have even created
genetically modified crops to solve food shortage problems. In addition to the manipulation of nature, scientists also cloned the
first mammal, a sheep they named “Dolly”, all in the name of medicine. This led to a rise in experimentation with the cloning and
interbreeding of different species. Today, mankind has gone so far as to use human genes to clone human beings, which can be
said to be the ultimate product of design.
Scientists Create Pesticides & Chemical

Mankind’s “technological civilization” has made life easy, comfortable and convenient.  However, it has also led to a
great waste of natural resources. In response, nature has begun to push back in the form of natural disasters. For
example, Typhoon Morakot caused a landslide that destroyed Xiaolin Village and buried 500 residents in Taiwan in
2009. Large amounts of air pollution emitted by factories and vehicles have also caused extremities in climate
conditions due to global warming. However, people cannot seem to resist the temptations offered by such a
technological civilization.  Even after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, people have been continuing to invest in nuclear
power.
A Great Consumption of Natural Creates Environmental Problems - Typhoon Morakot

Technology Creates Global Warming

Nuclear Create Disaster - Fukushima in Japan

Furthermore, cell phones, computers, and the Internet have become ubiquitous since life, work, and entertainment all
rely on such technologies. In addition to living with the risk of exposure to electromagnetic waves and radiation, people
now exist in a society that cannot function without digital data and passwords in the form of personal identification
numbers, bank accounts, credit card numbers, gate security codes, or surveillance data. In 2013, the United States
government even passed a legislative bill to legalize the implantation of a chip in one’s right arm to track an individual’s
medical data. The computer now has full control of people’s personal information and behaviors.

In addition, technological breakthroughs in the form of genetically modified foods have become even greater causes
for concern.  Though found to cause tumor growth in mice, genetically modified seeds were approved by the United
States government for distribution and sale by Monsanto Company.  More extreme examples of genetic engineering can
be found in the splicing of animal and human genes, an act that alters God’s original creations.  By creating new life
forms, mankind has been acting on its desire to play the role of the Creator.  In the name of prolonging life, scientists
have been recklessly conducting unscrupulous experiments, which they claim to be signs for scientific progress and
achievement.  Yet, they remain oblivious to the adverse consequences these genetic mutations will have on mankind.
GMO Foods Cause Tumor

Arrogance has led people to alter the original creations of God.  Although technological products have their attractive
aspects, technology can turn against humanity and end up controlling it, which would result in dire consequences.  This
is what I want to express with the artwork, Eve Clone.  We all know that Eve was the first woman created by God, and an
artificial version of her created through technology is nothing but unnatural.  For me, the Eve Clone represents anything
that is artificial, dangerous, manipulative, and cloned.  First, the Eve Clone must be seductive because the establishment
of a “technological civilization” is considered progress in the eyes of most people.  Therefore, I referenced the goddess,
Venus, when creating this work.

Afterwards, to express the strange beauty associated with the unnatural conditions, hybridism, and alteration of Eve
Clone, I covered the body, head, neck, and limbs of Eve Clone with the texture of a “morphing chrysalis.”  To create a
form that would allude to a human-beast hybrid, I added snake skin and horns to her face and head.  By applying gold,
silver, bronze, iron, and ceramic textures, I created an artificial appearance to her skin.  Then, I sought to represent the
essence of technology: artificial life expressed through the “hologram” works of The Portrait of Eve Clone series.  The
“hologram” medium can create an eerie sensation because it radiates a greenish glow.  The image is only visible under a
spotlight, conveying the peculiar phenomenon that there is no image without light.  The Eve Clone only comes to life
when these spotlights are directed onto her, revealing her artificial attributes. Under a spotlight, the Eve Clone’s
attractive gaze follows the viewers’ movements.  Although the Eve Clone is not connected to a computer, her eyes remain
fixed on viewers as they move.  From each angle, her gaze and posture appears different, making it seem as if viewers are
able to manipulate her movements.  Yet, she just appears to be staring back.  Her motions, which are dictated by the
presence of viewers, is an interpretation of the relationship between “creator” and “creation” as well as “controller” and
“controlled.”

Production Process of Eve Clone Series 2010-2014

The Portrait of Eve Clone
2011-2012
3D Hologram, Acrylic Frame, Spotlight
46cm x 57.5cm x 4cm x 16 pieces
501 Contemporary Art Center, Chungking, China,
ART STAGE SINGAPORE, Singapore
National Taiwan Museum of Arts, Taichung
15th Media Art Biennale WRO Pioneering Values, Poland
MOCA, Taipei

He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and
the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given
marks on their right hands, or on their foreheads;
(Revelation 13:16)
and that no one would be able to buy or to sell,
unless he has that mark, the name of the beast or
the number of his name. (Revelation 13:17)
Here is wisdom. He who has understanding, let
him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the
number of a man. His number is six hundred sixty-
six. (Revelation 13: 18)
666 given marks on their right hands, or on their foreheads
666 in Different Languages

Emphasizing Eve Clone’s facial features through the use of 3D hologram technology, her gestures and expression are
presented through a variety of angles. Each face is made of a different skin texture. As viewers look at her from these angles,
they will be surprised to find that the Eve Clone continues to stare back and follow the movement of them, hinting at the
dangers of temptation lurking beneath her beauty. On the forehead of Eve Clone, the Mark of the Beast, 666, which is
presented in many languages, signals that those who are branded with the Mark of the Beast in the coming great tribulation
will not be able to escape the Devil’s control regardless of race, society, or nation. This was based from the Book of
Revelation in the Holy Bible.

Later, to express these corresponding relations, I used webcams, interactive programs, Kinect sensors, and interactive
audiovisuals to create the piece, Eve Clone No. 4, which is a large scale projection installation arranged in the shape of a hexagon.
For this work, I submerged six Eve Clone heads under water. The “water” symbolizes test tube liquids, and the heads placed in
water allude to the image of a life form being bred in a laboratory. As they are being observed and experimented upon, the large
life form gazes back at viewers from within their containers as if the influence and power of a “technological civilization” is always
lurking in the background of people’s lives. Furthermore, I incorporated sounds of dripping water and interactive sound effects to
make the atmosphere seem even more eerie. To convey the transparent properties of water, I installed webcams to capture the
site from diagonal angles and combined these captured images with reality to create an underwater illusion. When there are no
people present, the bubbles in the water continue to rise to the surface, and they are accompanied with the sound effects. The
Eve Clone is as still as a corpse. Yet, the moment a person stands in front of the installation, the Eve Clone comes to life. With
an intent stare, her eyes follow viewers wherever they go. Sometimes, interactive sound effects are triggered. With this, I want
to show that, though she is looking at viewers, the Eve Clone is still under their control. Again, this reveals the corresponding
relationship between “creator” and “creation” as well as “the controller” and “the controlled.” Such a corresponding relationship
defines the relation that people have with their “technological society,” which is exactly the issue explored by the Eve Clone series.

Mass Production of Eve Clone
3D Animation8 x18 pieces Digital Photo Frame″
2011
Galerie Grand Siecle, Taipei

Within each digital frame, an Eve Clone floats in a test tube, showing its current stage of development in theexperimental process.
Each Eve Clone is a different color and has the Mark of the Beast, 666, branded on them in 18 various languages. By freezing the image
to capture a 360 degree, self-rotating view of Eve Clone, two characteristics of clones are represented – mass production and
standardization.

Fingers of Eve Clone
2011
Medical Glass Tube, Poly Sculpture, Acrylic
Frame Spotlight
60cm x 30cm x 5cm x 6 pieces
MOCA, Taipei

Fingers placed into medical test tubes are used to symbolize organ cloning. Each severed finger is bent and imprinted with
the Mark of the Beast, 666. The test tubes are neatly arranged like a specimen presentation.

After completing the first two series of works, I noticed that the Mark of the Beast is also described in the Book of
Revelation to appear on the forehead and right hand. As a result, I created the Eve Clone Hand Series. First, I took the
mold of a real hand to create a sculpture. On it, I displayed the Mark of the Beast in six different languages. Each pair of
hands features different skin textures, such as snake skin, bark, metal, shell, or pupa, which express the genetic
mutations undergone by Eve Clone. Later, I placed the six pairs of hands into formalin containers. Intentionally placed
in different positions and illuminated with a green laser, these mutated, artificial life forms seem to be in the process of
incubation and preservation.
The Hands of Eve Clone
2011
Medical Glass Jar, Poly Sculpture, Laser
25cm x 25cm x 43cm x 6 pieces
MOCA, Taipei

666 given marks on their right hands

Aside from being imprinted on the forehead, the Mark of the Beast, 666, also appears on Eve Clone’s right hand. Placed
in six medical jars, hands made of resin are all branded with the Mark of the Beast, simulating organs that are stored in
formalin for experimentation. The skins of the right hands are composed of snake skin, tree bark, pupa skin, shell, metal,
ore, and other materials, representing the genetic mutations of Eve Clone.

Revelation of Eve Clone
2011
Interactive Installation, Moving Image, 3D Animation, Interactive
Systems, Web-Cam, Computers, Projectors
15th Media Art Biennale WRO Pioneering Values, Poland

Reference of the text
Revelation 13:13-15
And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,( Revelation 13:13)
And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on
the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. ( Revelation 13:14)
And it was given unto him to give breath to it, even to the image to the breast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as
should not worship the image of the beast should be killed. ( Revelation 13:15)
He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given marks on their right hands, or on their foreheads;
(Revelation 13:16)
and that no one would be able to buy or to sell, unless he has that mark, the name of the beast or the number of his name. (Revelation 13:17)
Here is wisdom. He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is six hundred sixty-six.
(Revelation 13: 18)
One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here. I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who
sits on many waters, (Revelation 17:1)
with whom the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality, and those who dwell in the earth were made drunken with the wine of her sexual
immorality." (Revelation 17:2)
And on her forehead a name was written, "MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS
OF THE EARTH."
He said to me, "The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages. (Revelation 17:15)
The woman whom you saw is the great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth." (Revelation 17:18)
For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality, the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and the
merchants of the earth grew rich from the abundance of her luxury." (Revelation 18:3)

“ Revelation of Eve Clone No.2” continues the attempt to record the dynamic images, times, and Biblical texts of
“Revelation of Eve Clone” using the features of high-tech holographic media. Aside from being able to more truly store
its original appearance, it is also able to present it as if across a flat hologram, discussing the new document concept of
the solidification of time that instantaneously turns to the moving image according to the viewer’s point of view. It is a
documentation of the dynamism of artificial life, creating a new form of document for the digital era .As opposed to a
theatrical setting with wide projection and motion graphics, this series creates a one-on-one, close-up way of looking,
reading, understanding and interacting through a 2D medium. In this work, the image of Eve is frozen and fixed in the
photographs, confined to a flat screen and limited space. Nonetheless, as viewers gaze at the images from different
angles, they are again activated and brought back to life to reveal their inner desires.

Eve Clone IV
2012
3D Animation, Computer,
Interactive System,
Kinect, Web Cam, Projector
MOCA, Taipei

666 given marks on their foreheads

Exhibition at National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts

Revelation of Eve Clone IIRevelation of Eve Clone II
2012
Hologram, Spotlight
67x53x4cm each, 6 Pieces
MOCA, Taipei
Taipei Digital Art Center

The work in the hallway is Revelation of Eve Clone II, which is Lin’s new series of holograms which she has developed in recent
years. As opposed to a theatrical setting with wide projection and motion graphics, this series creates a one-on-one, close-up
way of looking, reading, understanding and interacting through a 2D medium. In this work, the image of Eve is frozen and fixed
in the photographs, confined to a flat screen and limited space. Nonetheless, as viewers gaze at the images from different
angles, they are again activated and brought back to life to reveal their inner desires.

Revelation of Eve Clone IIIRevelation of Eve Clone III
2013
Interactive Installation, Moving Image, 3D Animation, Interactive
MOCA, Taipei

Production Process of Revelation of Eve Clone III

Revelation of Eve Clone III

　 The Eve Clone Series stands as a critique of mankind’s use of technology to challenge the original creations of the Creator.
Can people really entrust their survival to an artificial nature and life? Though faced with the phenomena of El Nino, global
warming, melting ice caps, chemical spills, earthquakes, landslides, volcano eruptions, nuclear disasters, overpopulation, rampant
consumerism, mutations, and others, mankind continues to push the frontiers of technology and the science of genetics to alter
nature and life. What will the eventual fate of humanity be? That is the crucial issue in “Eve Clone” series I try to question.

Also, I draw from the Bible’s Book of Revelation for inspiration. For example, the Mark of the Beast, 666, is seared onto the
forehead and hands of the Eve Clone, forming parallels between mankind’s reliance on technology and being marked with Mark of
the Beast, a devilish number (e.g. modern people are already held hostage by serial codes, product codes, bank accounts, ID
numbers, and computer passwords). This is exactly what the Book of Revelation had prophesized: ”He causes all, the small and the
great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given marks on their right hands, or on their foreheads; (Revelation 13:16) and
that no one would be able to buy or to sell, unless he has that mark, the name of the beast or the number of his name. (Revelation 13:17)
Here is wisdom. He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is six
hundred sixty-six. (Revelation 13: 18)”

Using wide projection screens and computer-processed images, Revelation of Eve Clone No.3 presents a unique image of Eve
Clone, a technological human species that has both authority and cloning ability, along with cautionary verses from the book of
Revelation in the Bible transcribed in six languages to define and foreground this post-humanist Eve created through technology.
She is beautiful as well as dangerous, and she is worshipped and courted blindly. The immersive space created through projection
on a large curved surface, the religious songs playing in the background, and the interactive design make Eve Clone appear
charismatic. However, this work is also a criticism of people’s worship of technology, which gives unlimited potential for
development but which is possibly causing the downfall of the human race and leading the world to a disastrous end as technology
gains a hold on man’s selfish desires.

Following are the texts of the Book of Revelation applied in the work:
And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,( Revelation 13:13)
And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to
them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. ( Revelation
13:14)
And it was given unto him to give breath to it, even to the image to the breast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that
as many as should not worship the image of the beast should be killed. ( Revelation 13:15)
He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given marks on their right hands, or on their
foreheads; (Revelation 13:16)
and that no one would be able to buy or to sell, unless he has that mark, the name of the beast or the number of his name. (Revelation
13:17)
Here is wisdom. He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is six
hundred sixty-six. (Revelation 13: 18)
One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here. I will show you the judgment of the great
prostitute who sits on many waters, (Revelation 17:1)
with whom the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality, and those who dwell in the earth were made drunken with the wine of her
sexual immorality." (Revelation 17:2)
And on her forehead a name was written, "MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE
ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." (Revelation 17:5)
He said to me, "The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages. (Revelation 17:15)
The woman whom you saw is the great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth." (Revelation 17:18)
For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality, the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her,
and the merchants of the earth grew rich from the abundance of her luxury." (Revelation 18:3)

Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness
was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. sawest: Chaldee,
wast seeing.( Daniel 2:31)
This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and
his thighs of brass, thighs: or, sides. (Daniel 2:32)
His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. (Daniel 2:33)

I use the name, Eve Clone, to refer to mankind’s use of technology to subvert the creations of God. Using genetic cloning
techniques to create life is akin to mimicking God’s creation of Eve. Yet, what will life created under such a pretext of hubris and
desire look like? To portray Eve Clone as a virtual but attractive life form, I use digital media of 3D animation, dynamic hologram,
and interactive systems to create a virtual and seductive woman that interacts with viewers in front of artworks. 3D animation is
particularly useful in creating bizarre images of humanoid pupae and creatures whose necks and spines have pupa- or beast-like
skin and bone textures. The image of this woman’s body is shaped like the Venus, and stands as a metaphor for the ideal woman
(her creation adheres to the patriarchal standards inherent in the field of technology).

Revelation of Eve Clone IVRevelation of Eve Clone IV
2014
Motion graphics
3D animation, Electronic Music Composure,
Color with Sound, Single Channel DVD Loop
08:01
Queens Museum of Art, NewYork

Humanity now opposes the laws of nature and tries to change God’s
creation through the development of a technological civilization,
including such actions as manipulating nature and employing cloning
technology to create artificial life. Although technology brings
convenience and enjoyment it may tempt humanity to go down a road of
no return. Nature has encountered unrestrained destruction and
humanity is facing a series of irreversible disasters through climate
change, use of nuclear technology, chemicals in the environment, GM
foods, cloning, electromagnetic radiation and computer chips. In order
to counter these phenomena, I have used 3D animation to create a
hybrid female human, which represents the enticing yet deadly products
of scientific experiments. I have named this creature “Eve Clone”:
Because God created Eve, humans want to clone Eve.

The “great image” in the Bible inspired me to create “Eve Clone”,
which symbolizes the authority and glory of the technology that
humans are worshipping.The image’s head was of fine gold, its chest
and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, its feet
partly of iron and partly of clay. (Daniel 2:31-33). I have also marked
“666 on Eve Clone’s forehead and right hand—the sign of the beast in″
the Bible’s Book of Revelations, which symbolizes her control of
humanity. (Revelation 13:16-18)
In the video “Eve Clone” is submerged in the sea amidst ruins, the
water is stained red as the blood of a corpse (Revelation 16:2-4).
Although she escapes from the water, she is ultimately broken to
pieces by a stone, becoming like the chaff of the summer threshing
floors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for
them. (Daniel 2:34-35)

In the end, the video will show the stone that destroys the image
becomes a great mountain. The musical soundtrack is a hymn to
represent that the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of
our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign forever and ever.
( Revelation 11 ： 15 ） The way that the “great image” symbolizes
the authority and glory of technology, should remind people that the
technological civilization they worship will ultimately be crushed by
God.

Great Babylon
2014
3D 動畫、電腦、螢幕
Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning,New York,USA

Great Babylon is the new series following the final edition of my Eve
Clone series. In the Eve Clone series, the Biblical prophecy of the
Mark of the Beast, 666, and the Whore of Babylon are created through
virtual 3D images to serve as a metaphor for the worship of technology
and civilization by humankind - challenging the original creation of
God, transforming nature, and even cloning life. However, these
mesmerizing, artificial products bring with them devastating disaster.
Following this metaphor for the end of the world, I now attempt to to
place Eve Clone into the real world with the Great Babylon series to
remind humankind that the phenomenon of Eve Clone has already
existed in daily life. If humankind continues to oppose God’s will by
placing itself higher than Him, there will be no way to avoid the great
tribulation as written in the Revelation chapter of Bible.

In the film, the Eve Clone stands prominently on the top of the Empire
State Building in New York City. A bird’s-eye view shows the high
density of the buildings and streets, as well as emphasizes it is the
center where humans busily pursue politics, economics, culture,
technology, religion, education, art, and other activities. The Eve Clone
also serves as a symbol for the desires of humankind and the idols that
it has chosen to worship. As a result, the Eve Clone opens up both
hands in a prideful stance as she governs this great city. The film
camera revolves around the Eve Clone, switching from a parallel to a
bird’s eye view of the whole city. However, God watches it and the city
from above, and finally sets fire to this Great Whore of Babylon. The
smoke surrounding it rises up until all physical form has been
destroyed.

Thanks for your listening
404 International Festival of Art & Technology
Moscow, 2014

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