Project: The Roads in You
Artist: Yoon Chung Han
Curator: Ho Tzu Nyen
Booth 113

The Roads in You (formerly Roads of Your Veins) is an interactive biometric data artwork that invites participants to scan their veins and discover the roads that trace their unique vein patterns. Vein data, one of the most intriguing forms of biometric information, reveal intricate networks whose lines resemble the roads and pathways that surround us. The comparison highlights how our vascular networks and the roads of the world share principles of connectivity, flow, and direction, yet vary in speed, intensity, and condition.

This new work examines line segmentation, vascular structure, and the parallels between inner and outer routes, veins and roads alike, diversely weaving through bodies and landscapes. Participants may export their data as a personalized keepsake in the form of 3D-printed sculptures, turning a moment of data collection into a tactile, enduring memory of the encounter.

The Roads in You invites an exploration of the relationship between individuals and their environments, revealed through hidden patterns beneath the skin, vein recognition technologies, image processing, and artificial intelligence. It also gestures toward broader possibilities: how complex datasets can be interpreted through beauty, ambiguity, and wonder.

Notes for visitors: Your participation is voluntary. All data collected is anonymized and used solely for the artistic experience and the creation of your personalized keepsake, if you opt in. The project foregrounds curiosity about how we see and measure the body, environment, and the space they share. Consider how the intimate map of your veins can illuminate connections to the world around you, and what stories emerge when art, science, and technology meet.