Auntie's Spa, We Wrap You Like Maki
Video, 2023
About the artwork
Set in a spa-like facility in Auntie’s surreal world, this AI video pays homage to wellness centres and traditional Chinese massage parlours. Auntie’s Sushi Spa offers wellness services like clingfilm body wraps for weight loss, Sushi-Wrap, massage and acupuncture. Behind the scenes are sushi research & development staff, committed to improving the quality of the service. An exaggerated dream of happenings in a wellness centre, where only the highest quality organic and fresh ingredients are to be enjoyed for the purpose of your health and wellbeing.
The video is made with the AI programme DALL.E3 and animated with Runway ML Gen2.
Collaged royalty free music and sfx by Niceaunties
Audio explanation
Listen to Niceaunties discuss this work.
Niceaunties is a contemporary artist and designer based in Singapore. Drawing inspiration from the influential women in her family and the distinct 'auntie culture,' her work explores themes of ageing, beauty, personal freedom, and everyday life through AI and digital art. Her life experiences and architectural training inform the conceptual basis of her pieces, while her focus on the nuanced behaviours of 'aunties' highlights the culture prevalent in Asian communities.
These women, embodying a spectrum from strange and funny to mean and kind, profoundly influenced the artist's early life and creative narrative, laying the foundation for the unique storytelling of "Niceaunties." Exploring themes like aging, beauty, personal freedom, and the nuances of everyday life, Niceaunties expresses her vision through the mediums of generative and digital art. Her creations are marked by an amalgamation of surrealism, fantasy, and the vibrant aesthetics of kawaii culture.
Influenced by surreal art, fantasy, and kawaii culture, Niceaunties' art champions empowerment and self-expression.