Subliminal Species

MP4 | 2160X3840 | 1:20 | 2023

SUBLIMINAL SPECIES embarks on the spiritual odyssey of a fragmented DNA strand—the residual echo of a species lost in time. Guided by an unseen synthetic divine, the life form journeys through time and space, navigating between assimilation into and detachment from a continuously evolving landscape.

Seeding a LAION-trained generative AI model with a minoritized data set, the process for creating SUBLIMINAL SPECIES leans on a recursive digital dialogue to negotiate the territories of influence between an obscured source and the imposition of a dominant code. Each successive generation reflects a boundary condition on which the concept of ‘becoming’ is contested.

SUBLIMINAL SPECIES draws from the aboriginal histories and artifacts of the artist’s Taiwanese heritage, reflecting on themes of identity, erasure, and reclamation in a world shaped by the echoes of silenced narratives.

FEATURED IN

Digital Arts Blog | Artist Spotlight: Connie Bakshi. Interview with Cansu Peker. 02 November 2023.

VoyageLA | Meet Connie Bakshi. 02 October 2023.

BMW Designworks | “INSIGHTS: AI x Creativity.” 28 September 2023. Panel with Hussein al Attar, Connie Bakshi, Michael Fullman, and Hassan Ragab, moderated by Paul Ferraiolo. Santa Monica, CA.

OBJKT.COM | TECHNO TERRAIN in Review. Written by Ombeline Rosset. 15 September 2023. 

Expanded.art x OBJKTONE | “TECHNO TERRAIN Artist Talk.” Artist talk moderated by Kika Nicolela and Anika Meier. 30 August 2023. Online.

TECHNO TERRAIN. Expanded Art x OBJKTONE. Berlin, Germany. 29 August — 09 September 2023. Subliminal Species.

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