# A dystopian robot arm is taking over TikTok, but what does it really mean?

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/a-dystopian-robot-arm-is-taking-over-tiktok-but-what-does-it-really-mean/
- Published: 2022-01-20T09:00:19-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Art installation: Sun Yuan and Peng Yu, Can’t Help Myself (2016-19). Article by: Thom Waite. Dazed Digital – January 18, 2022. Is Can’t Help Myself a ‘tragic’ commentary on contemporary life, or are we all completely missing the point? Back in 2016, Sun Yuan and Peng Yu — two of China’s most scandalous artists, known for using controversial materials such as  live animals and human tissue in their work — debuted a new installation, commissioned for the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Titled Can’t Help Myself (2016-19), the artwork featured an industrial robot arm in a large glass box, where it had one task: contain a pool of viscous red liquid seeping out across the floor.[…] Click here to view original web page at www.dazeddigital.com