what sonder feels like
2021


nine-part video piece referencing Instagram’s reel format. Each video post contains three images, generated through a text-to-image algorithm
by feeding the text into an attentional generative network. The algorithm synthesizes images by paying attention to the words in the language
description, that the network categorizes as relevant. The images represent a visual notion of intersubjectivity between artist, algorithm,
and viewer, yet leaving little time to observe them. The piece deals with self-perception and the anxieties and enthusiasm associated with
digital technologies resulting in dis- and utopian visions.