Image © Jinran Ha, 2026
Opaque Interface – Algorithmic Invisibility and Mythological Presence
What happens when AI tries to visualize a non-white, female deity of care that has no fixed image? »Opaque Interface« investigates the structural biases of machine vision through the figure of Samsin Halmi, the Korean goddess of life and birth. By repurposing extended reality (XR) technology, the project constructs a spatialized resistance where digital entities withhold their transparent legibility as a visitor approaches. This project enacts Édouard Glissant’s »Right to Opacity«, transforming the XR experience into a speculative space of care that reclaims marginalized narratives from being captured by the algorithmic gaze.
Jinran Ha
IUNO Artistic Fellow 2026
Jinran Ha is a Berlin-based visual artist and interaction designer. Her research-driven practice spans installation, performance, and digital media, investigating structural exclusions within technological systems through the lenses of migrant feminism, decolonial solidarity, and techno-mythological inquiry. Recent projects engage generative AI, archival research, and spatial interaction as tools for critical artistic practice. She is currently a board member of District * School without Center, a queer feminist art and cultural association in Berlin.