Metaphorphosis
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“She awoke one morning and found to her dismay that overnight she had turned into a giant cray.”
— Excerpt from METAPHORPHOSIS
METAPHORPHOSIS is anomalous lore, written and visualized in collaboration with AI, that contemplates the united states of being, an undefined space that lives at the intersection of belonging and rejection. The tale considers the minute lens shifts that would teeter between the grotesque and divine, fetish and indifference, human and other. Drawing from the transformation canons of western literature and eastern mythology, METAPHORPHOSIS draws a thin line between the exiled and the exalted.
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“She only blooms in silence
to hide from leering eyes,
in fear of kings and bandits
who would hunt her for prize.”
— Excerpt from METAPHORPHOSIS
Orientalis Exoticum is a species of neither flora nor fauna, birthed in the deep of METAPHORPHOSIS. A creature of unknown origin and subject to mythological speculation, it is sought after for its purported aphrodisiac qualities in accordance with a manner of rigorous processing and consumption.
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FEATURED IN
We’ve Been Dreaming About a Magical Jungle. The Wrong Biennale x Digital Arts Blog. Online. 01 November — 31 March 2024.
Digital Arts Blog | Artist Spotlight: Connie Bakshi. Interview with Cansu Peker. 02 November 2023.
VoyageLA | Meet Connie Bakshi. 02 October 2023.
OUTLAND | Studio Visit: Connie Bakshi. Interview with Wade Wallerstein. 24 July 2023.
Wonder Fair 6.0. NFT.NYC. New York, NY. 14 — 15 April 2023.
Wonderfair 6.0 at NFT.NYC | “Reimagining Artistry: AI’s Influence on the Evolution of Creative Expression.” Artist talk with David Hernandez. 14 April 2023. New York, NY.
VerticalCrypto Art Editorial | FEMGEN: A Conversation with Connie Bakshi. Interview with Papajams. 28 January 2023.
YummyColours | “Dear Future___.” Yummy Concept of the Year 2023. 17 January 2023.
Artificial Intelligence _ Analog to Digital. Tears in Rain Gallery x Voxels. Online. 06 — 20 October 2022.
Tears in Rain Gallery | Artificial Intelligence _ Analog to Digital Exhibition Catalogue. 05 October 2022.
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