augmented body, altered mind

Augmented Body, Altered Mind is a collaborative, interactive exhibition weaving a brain-computer interface with an audiovisual environment. The show celebrates different cognitive abilities used for creative problem-solving, and explores the potential to collectively reshape the world towards a more diverse and sustainable future.

Delving into the climate challenge and tech-growth narratives, the project examines correlations between the natural world, neurology, philosophy, and neurodivergence (which references variations in the human brain and cognition). Immersed in a projected environment and multichannel soundscape, visitors are invited to co-create the artwork in real time by wearing a brain-sensing headset that detects electric signals generated by different brain waves.

Co-created by Alan James Burns (artist), Dylan Coburn Gray and Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan (writing), Michael Riordan (composition), and the collective Ibragim — Alina Tikhonova and Ilya Duganov (digital visuals). Supported by Arts Council England, Culture Ireland and Arts and Disability Ireland. London, UK, 2022.