The reason I decided to use paperclips as a medium for my self portrait was because I feel like they capture specific elements of my interaction with the world today. As Ai and social media have evolved into the forefront of “socialization and creativity” the person becomes more and more of a shell, and the naming of the piece is a ode to the phrase classmates and myself use when referencing the ai chatbot Chat GPT. Originality is now no longer a function of the individual but the resourceful.