CAPTCHA-Inspired Artwork Asks: Are You Human? [VIDEO]

Every day we have to prove our humanity to the most unlikely of entities: computers. Artist Aram Bartholl -- whose work deals with the intersection between digital and real-life spheres -- has created an intriguing series called "Are You Human?" that integrates CAPTCHA codes into everyday landscapes.

Although you might not know the term for it, you probably use CAPTCHA codes at least one a week. They're those trippy series of letters and numbers you have to punch in when verifying that you are, in fact a human, when signing up for an online service or making a purchase online. CAPTCHA stands for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart." As you can see in the video above, Bartholl fashioned his own tangible CAPTCHA codes and slapped them up around a cityscape, often next to graffiti (which he calls another kind of code).

We think this is a pretty cool concept, and especially relevant as the web continues to have a greater impact on "real life."

[via The Daily What]