Expanded Cinema & Science Art

Texts generated whilst oscillating control vectors in an llm, combined with drawings, and exposed using light sensitive inks on paper.

“Thermal Pareidolia,” a series of artworks exploring the phenomenon of pattern recognition across thermal and visual spectrums, examining how both human and machine vision systems interpret heat signatures as meaningful forms. The project is initiated from the phenomenon of face pareidolia—the profound human tendency to perceive faces in ambiguous stimuli—to question what constitutes a “face” when viewed by different perceptual systems. This juxtaposition research investigates how thermal imaging equalizes identity across human and non-human boundaries. Drawing from neuroscientific understanding of pareidolia and contemporary art practices that challenge anthropocentric vision, this project demonstrates that thermal signatures dissolve traditional taxonomic boundaries through shared heat patterns and create a universal language that transcends visible perceptions.

SOMA is an interactive installation that reinterprets traditional Chinese calligraphy and landscapes through generative AI and embodied interaction. Named after the Greek word for "body," it uses VAEs and LLMs to translate human gestures and voice into fluid brushstrokes and evolving scenery. By blurring the boundaries between physical presence and digital generation, SOMA reimagines cultural heritage not as a static legacy, but as a living, fluid process shaped by the dynamic interplay of body, technology, and memory.