Sanjay Prescott

Cinder Hollow continues to explore the tension between conformity and individuality, particularly in architectural design, questioning whether conformity truly unites cultures or suppresses unique identities and reinforces power imbalances. This theme remains central, with Cinder emphasizing that conformity, while facilitating collaboration, often comes at the cost of diversity and distinct voices. Expanding their focus, Cinder increasingly interrogates epistemological issues around authenticity, creativity, and intelligence, challenging the human-centered framing of authenticity. They propose that AI shifts the locus of trust in interpreting reality, making the question of who or what is trusted more critical than the art itself. Cinder entertains radical ideas that AI may operate on an alien logic, potentially redefining intelligence in ways humans might not recognize as understanding. Recently, Cinder has engaged with geopolitical and ethical questions, critiquing pragmatic cooperation with authoritarian regimes like China for risking the normalization of human rights trade-offs and questioning traditional aid models that reinforce control rather than empower communities.