Neuralpoiesis
(Noun)
ˈnu̇r-əl - pȯi-ˈē-səs
A visual language resulting from the process of collaboration between human and computer (using artificial neural networks and convolutional neural networks), producing new aesthetic forms.
Inspired by Maturana and Varela's Autopoiesis and Cognition: The Realization of the Living (1980), the term neuralpoiesis describes outputs produced through human computer creative collaboration (H3C).
A neuralpoietic system consists of a human-computer ensemble with organized components that maintain homeostasis and adapt through a process of disturbances (or as Maturana and Varela call them, perturbations). The outputs produced by inputs from both members of the ensemble help maintain systemic balance. The components in the system do not adapt, but the behavior of the system does, through the production of creative outputs.
Algorithmic Rituals of Memory (Algorithmic Memory Rituals)
Algorithmic Memory Rituals are structured, repetitive processes mediated by advanced algorithms, such as Neural Radiance Fields (NeRFs), that enable individuals to capture, reconstruct, and re-experience embodied memory sensations. These rituals, performed through intentional actions like walking and digital scanning, serve as a tool for displaced individuals to reorient themselves in the present by creating non-actual, sensory memories that are visualized through algorithmic processes. The rituals offer an embodied, transversal approach to coping through a novel intersection of technology, memory, and feminist theory comprised of:
Algorithmic processes (NeRFs, 3D scanning)
Ritual as intentional, repetitive action mediated by technology
Embodied memory and non-actuality
Feminist framework rooted in posthuman feminist theory and Steinian phenomenology
Reorientation and emotional coping for displaced individuals