I've been interested in a “second brain”, training artificial intelligence (AI) with my artistic sensibility as an alternative to the human nature of cyclical internal dialogues, where I can converse and exchange artistic ideas with an alter ego that can think for itself. I'm interested in experimental digital art to explore new frontiers of possibility with AI, the human brain and what it means, as an artist and human being collaborating with technology, to express visceral thoughts and feelings that words can't convey.

In Brain, I train AI to interpret and generate new kinds of visual hallucinations. The process uses my own video art as the base material for the AI to build the aesthetic, while the conversational part of the training is designed through word-based instructions. The lineage of my video works stems from research in neurology, psychology, Tibetan mandala and personal experiences of neuroplasticity through dance, documenting my own brain's ability to generate new neural pathways. I made videos for elderly people with dementia as part of my interest in multi-sensory therapy rooms for cognitive impairments, with specific compositions, color combinations and visual styles designed to engage certain parts of the brain. The words I use to converse with AI include terminology from neuroscience, psychology and Buddhism, as well as my personal interests in nature, such as the sea and the rainforest. The AI is trained in my aesthetics and the subjects I think about, to regenerate works for which the human brain does not have the comprehensive capacity, resulting in a series of recognizable but unfamiliar 5-10 second moving images, blending the subconscious human mind and the logical calculations of the machine.

The final presentation of this 10 minute video art is combined with an AI generated sound, repetitive and upbeat to create a hypnotic effect for the viewer's brain, a sensation of trance state which is a temporary change in consciousness, making the viewers immersed in the ever evolving visuals.