A metaphor for the slow, but assured rise of artificial intelligence in our society. Where will the human race be, once a new and more intelligent system dethrones ours?

Created by digitally mimicking the style of an oil painting, artists Benjamin Steer & Matthew Turk of the Schneed Collective transcend the physical canvas and ask the viewer an imposing, but important question. 

“As humans, we have created wooden furniture to fulfil our own sense of beauty and functionality. With the impending rise of AI, will machines likewise sculpt humans into their own form of beauty or utility?”

~Benjamin Steer of the Schneed Collective