From time to time, we, as a group of artists not afraid of formal exploration, return to audio-visual experiments. At the same time, searching for something more universal than usual, we make these things more abstract. In this case, we remixed our original piece we recorded a little earlier, adding syncopation to both the audio and the visuals. I hope this pulsation doesn't bother you, after all, it's a matter of preference and habit. Some people prefer something simpler, while others like more "detail," if one can say that in this case. In any case, as always, we tried not to overload the perception of this mix with unnecessary emotions. Sometimes people want quite raw emotions, yes, that happens often. Even intellectually and emotionally developed people interpret art a bit simplistically — "we paid you, so entertain us to the fullest!" But in a coffee shop, these same people wouldn't eat overtly sweet pastries. It's a bit strange, of course. We try to patiently explain these simple things to everyone who is willing to listen. Perhaps this could happen at the level of elementary education, in school, or within the family, I don't have any magic recipe, of course...
The level of abstraction is a slightly different parameter. Whereas emotionality is akin to ordinary loudness, this truly resembles detail, richness of events, or the ability of more or less trained areas of the brain to process this more saturated flow. But saturation in itself doesn't necessarily bring more pleasure. Everything needs to be well-grouped (categorized). Perhaps this can be characterized as the level of entropy. Nowadays, many people have heard that, for example, a pile of sand has high entropy compared to something with a comparable number of elements but a structure that is easily readable at first glance. Since our brain prefers more understandable things, as it is constantly sorting all the impressions coming to our sensors. And things that mean nothing simply tire it out in vain... Just as, ultimately, do strong emotions without any logical resolution. The stronger the emotion, the faster a logical resolution must occur.
I hope I haven't tired you too much with all these explanations. I think they are generally unnecessary for a better perception of art, but they do add a little understanding about ourselves. Perhaps even our neural networks are not something unique in the universe. At least, we are already trying to run something similar on a completely different substrate, in different materials, and this is likely just the beginning. Therefore, this understanding, I think, will not harm us. Currently, no one knows how smoothly and safely these wonderful new technologies will enter our lives. It is very likely that the next stage, when our devices begin to communicate with us through some kind of neural interfaces, is already very close. And that will be a completely different level of interaction. Therefore, I invite you to come back again, we intend to continue sharing various interesting things. Also, in a way, a more convenient place for this kind of reflection and communication is here. I invite you: https://discord.gg/rFEcrRyHzA
I think more abstract things can contribute to more serious thoughts. In reality, all of us have many important things to consider in light of the incredible progress of artificial neural networks. Geoffrey Hinton, for example, believes that some of them already show signs of consciousness. And Demis Hassabis considers the question of consciousness very important for us right now. To what extent will our consciousness be transferred into our virtual assistants, especially if it starts to move to a deeper and deeper level? I think we really should discuss more serious things, as they will concern each of us, and we better be prepared for it, because it presents both risks and opportunities for each of us. Therefore, I invite you to subscribe, we are going to gradually approach these more serious topics, and it's great that you are with us on this adventure.
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