Attached to Nothing,Connected to Everything (2021)

Up close detail of 3D avatar from Attached to Nothing, Connected to Everything (2021).

Attached to Nothing, Connected to Everything (2021, 11mins 24secs) is a video piece that explores misconceptions surrounding artificial intelligence and robotics. The work is a manifestation of my exploration into how we represent the concepts of the robot, the cyborg, the digital being and physical manifestations of A.I. networks. Combining 3D elements and footage from a residency with the Estonian Robot Theatre’s Artificial Chekhov project by Liina Keevallik, this piece considers how a machine’s search for understanding of itself can reflect our own condition as sentient beings.

The piece was commissioned for the Goethe Institute’s Generation A = Algorithm residency project, completed in September 2021 at the Centre of Excellence and Media Innovation in Tallinn, Estonia.

Attached to Nothing, Connected to Everything (2021) at “Performing Research: four directions of artistic inquiry,” an NCAD Art in the Contemporary World MFA exhibition at Solstice Arts Centre in Navan, Co. Meath.

This project was supported by: