Artwork

For Resonances III Festival, AlanJames Burns created Silicon Synapse, a virtual reality and psychoacoustic artwork that creates an immersive journey into an artificial conscious mind. It takes the viewer on a sensory loop through various levels of animated dreamlike conscious realms, travelling from a black void into a conscious and preconscious mind imbued with references to forms of Transhumanism & Jungian archetypes. The sound evolves from a symphony of warped, guttural sounds to a cerebral inner dialogue. Through the self-reflexive use of wearable VR technology, Silicon Synapse engages the cognitive impact of high-tech, through the lens of the very mediums that are altering and shaping the future of our inner experiences.

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A collaboration between AlanJames Burns, Thierry Benoist, Vasiliki Charisi, Nicole Dewandre, and Emilia Gomez.

AlanJames Burns website.

More about the work on the artist’s website.