Siyu Man

Alienated Watching explores how digital systems shape human perception and emotion through repetition, control, and surveillance. The video is constructed from fragmented Riso-printed images that have been scanned, collaged, and animated to simulate the rhythm of endless scrolling and digital loops.

Through glitches, pauses, flashes, and distorted sounds, the work resists the smooth, passive way of watching associated with social media. The fragmented human figure suggests a body under algorithmic observation — both user and product — trapped in a cycle of being scanned, read, and reproduced.