Artistic Research Installation Generative

How can ancient forms of knowledge help us reflect on how we use today's technology? Buddhist scriptures contain ideas about ethics, responsibility, perception, and the way we relate to the world around us. By placing buddhist texts in a technological context, the work asks how their teachings might offer a different perspective on technology and its responsible use.

”A Buddhist Conversation” results in an audiovisual installation that creates an interface between technology and spirituality based on Buddhist imagery and scriptures. The data material has been drawn from two different Buddhist traditions: Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and Japanese Zen Buddhism. The generative visual language developed from these images enables the two traditions to engage in a visual dialogue through two 10.1-inch displays. This conversation is further supported by a verbal layer rooted in two central texts: the Bodhicaryavatara (Indo-Tibetan) and the Hannya Shingyo (Japanese Zen). Through this shared engagement, the installation aims to reveal the inherent spirituality within the data and offer the viewer a spiritual experience. Both traditions pursue, in distinct ways, the idea of leading an ethically sound life, striving to attain transcendent and perfect wisdom — enlightenment.

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Exhibited at konnektor - Forum für Künste, Hanover, Germany