“What remains when you remove the animal from humanity?”
- MGXS
“!WORK High”
!WORK High is a new series of 120 limited-edition physical prints by MGXS. Each work emerges from AI-assisted generation and human curation, forming figures in transition between human and machine. The collection asks what it means to be human in a world shaped by the tools we create.
|PPPREssure| (L) and ESCape>>> (R)
|PPPREssure|
ESCape>>>
Internal#ERROR
FAULTY00??
Angled view of Internal#ERROR
Detail of |PPPREssure|
Detail of ESCape>>>
Detail of Internal#ERROR
Signing the Editions
Signed by MGXS
Angled view of |PPPREssure| and ESCape>>>
Editions shown side by side
Detail of Internal#ERROR with MGXS' signature
Detail of |PPPREssure| with MGXS' signature
About !WORK High
!WORK High extends MGXS' ongoing exploration of the relationship between humans and machines, bringing his generative practice into the physical world.
It is a collection of 120 limited-edition physical prints, each emerging from AI-assisted generation and human curation.
The works exist in a state of transition, shaped as much by technological processes as by human selection and intent. They reflect a contemporary condition in which identity is increasingly defined by the systems, tools, and digital environments we inhabit.
Each piece begins as one of many generated variations. Through repeated rounds of selection and refinement, a small number are chosen and translated into physical form. This process of reduction is central to the work, emphasising authorship and decision-making within generative systems.
Together, the pieces invite reflection on the evolving relationship between humans and technology, not as an abstraction, but as a lived condition.
At its core, !WORK High asks one question. What does it mean to be human?
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!WORK High
Edition of /25
Gicleé (digital print) on
MJ Museum Natural Smooth 310g
50 x 70 cm
2026
!WORK High - Artist Proof
Edition of /5
Gicleé (digital print) on
MJ Museum Natural Smooth 310g
50 x 70 cm
2026
Experiencing !WORK High
Viewed on a screen, the works remain images. In physical form, they become objects that occupy space and shift perception.
Scale, texture, and material presence introduce an immediacy that the screen cannot replicate. The works respond to light, distance, and proximity, changing as they are encountered.
The transition from screen to physical form is where the images move beyond representation and become present in space.
In this physical state, the works are not only seen, but encountered.