In an age governed by algorithms, time has ceased to be an ethereal concept like 'the passage of existence' and has instead become a cold instrument for gauging efficacy and productivity. AI, a progeny of this era, inevitably vies with humanity in the realm of labor through its continuous interplay. This dynamic compels workers to incessantly toil to affirm their inherent worth. Unsurprisingly, a chorus of manifestos condemning AI has resonated throughout society.

This piece, through its direct engagement with the wearer, serves to provoke profound introspection into the very fabric and mechanics of competitive work, delving for truths that lie beneath the surface. By compelling the wearer's digits into the inherent curvature of labor, it lays bare the machine's true nature. The artwork thus steers the viewer's gaze from the prevalent 'human-machine rivalry' narrative toward the far more crucial discourse of 'the operational mechanisms mediated by tools.'