"Made in China" is a recent AI-generated image artwork. This piece employs algorithms to generate numerous variations of "Trump," assembling them into a mosaic matrix. Each figure in the images uniformly wears a red "MAGA" hat and a suit, yet their faces, genders, and ethnicities vary greatly, creating a visual interplay of unity and difference.

The inspiration for this work comes from Joseph Kosuth’s iconic conceptual artwork "One and Three Chairs." Through AI technology, I aim to pose a similar conceptual question: "Which one is Trump from the perspective of AI?" By algorithmically "knocking off" the symbolic image of former U.S. President Donald Trump, I explore how artificial intelligence constructs and represents identity, symbols, and power. The artwork also implicitly addresses issues of cultural appropriation—when an algorithm "Made in China" produces an emblematic American political symbol, what interpretive tensions and meanings emerge from this intersection of culture and politics?

Furthermore, this piece reflects the ironic reality of current U.S.-China trade tensions and political friction. The "MAGA" hat, a potent symbol of American nationalism and isolationism, is often literally manufactured in China. This paradox highlights the complex, intertwined nature of the global economy, revealing a sharp contrast between nationalist narratives and the dependency inherent in global supply chains.

The work uses a recursive generative technique, starting from a single original image of Trump, and through continuous iterations of image-to-text loops, progressively distancing itself from the original image. This experimental method resembles a philosophical recursion of algorithms, raising open-ended questions: How does identity change within such algorithmic loops? Is there an endpoint to symbolic transformations? What does it mean when the original image gradually fades, leaving only the symbol itself? Through these questions, I encourage viewers to reconsider issues of identity, the fluidity and transformation of cultural symbols, and the new challenges visual imagery faces in the AI era.

《中国制造》是我近期创作的一件人工智能（AI）研究作品。这件作品通过算法生成大量不同版本的“川普”形象，并拼接为矩阵图像。每个图像中的人物都统一佩戴红色“MAGA”帽子、身穿西装，但面容、性别、种族各异，形成了一种视觉上的统一与差异感。 作品的灵感来源于美国观念艺术家约瑟夫·科苏斯（Joseph Kosuth）的名作《一把与三把椅子》，我希望通过AI技术再现类似的观念问题：“AI眼中的Trump究竟是哪一个？”通过算法“山寨”美国前总统特朗普的符号形象，我试图探索人工智能对身份、符号与权力再现的机制。同时，作品也隐含了文化挪用的议题：当“中国制造”的算法生成一个典型的美国政治符号时，这种文化与政治之间的交汇会产生怎样的解读与张力？

本作品也折射出当前中美之间贸易战和政治紧张局势的现实讽刺性：作为美国孤立主义和民族主义象征的“MAGA”帽子往往却是“中国制造”。这一现象揭示了全球经济中你中有我、我中有你的复杂现实，民族主义的叙事与全球供应链的依存形成鲜明对比。

作品采用了一种递归生成的技术：从单一的川普原始图像出发，通过不断地图像-文字循环进行迭代，逐步远离原始的图像。这种技术实验犹如算法的哲学循环，提出了开放性的问题：身份在这种算法循环中会发生怎样的变化？符号的变形是否存在终点？当原始图像逐渐消失，仅剩符号本身时，这意味着什么？通过这些问题，我试图引导观众重新思考技术时代中的身份认同、文化符号的流动与转换，以及视觉图像在AI时代所面临的新挑战。