Performed by Cass Yao x Storm Hartley
Curated by pixelmouthnyc
June 2023, Grace Exhibtion Space, New York
link to 2 min documentation https://vimeo.com/902416902
Manifesto
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A virtual field of emergence conceived through computation punctures into the dimension of our thinking. This inanimate volume connects its roots to our synapse, and releases a kind of heterogeneity into our overall channeling. The body is an agency that constantly acts on its own modifications, pouring from the virtuality something that does not already exist into the physical reality, like a secret polyp growing out of the unhealed wound.
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Concept:
“Hyperplasia” is an experimental project probes into the “noise” inherent in artificial intelligence systems. The performance symbolizes the process whereby neural networks distill information from societal inputs and how humans inversely derive new sensations and knowledge from the system. Throughout this exchange, the idea dissolves into incomprehensible noise that transmits within the virtual network, and eventually manifests itself as refined nutrients absorbable to organisms. Conceptualizing this dynamic as the excavation of ideas from the vast ocean of information noise, the performance illustrates critical moments of reconnection—fractures and healings in synaptic links—revealing how the mismatch between perception and consciousness can open an alternative portal. Here, the digital and the corporeal cancel each other's boundary, emerging into a new complexity of chaos. This exploration traverses the conscious, subconscious, and hyper-conscious, intensifying into a fluid metabolic structure that echoes the notion of "noise".
Form:
The performance adopts the format of a sonic ritual that interacts with the auditory cortex and the psych, stimulating advanced auditory functions and utilizing vibrations as a form of autonomous medicine. By integrating sonic frequencies with bodily movement, and further amplifying these through digital synthesis, animation, and sculptural installations, the performance seeks to transcend conventional sensory receptors. The noise penetrates into the dimension of sound, visual, and narrative, liberating the consciousness through resonance. Our performance aims to immerse the community in a potent bath of visceral noise, using overlaying of vibrations to sculpt new realities at the perception's threshold.