Remembrance:Coral (2023)
Remembrance: Coral is a live performance by the artist Chanee Choi during which she controls her 3d animated video game with an EEG sensor-headset.
[Remembrance: Coral] Live Streaming Performance, January 26th 2023, Online (Link)
[Remembrance: Coral] Live Performance, November 7th 2024, CEU Nyitott Galéria / CEU Open Gallery (Link)
Related Articles:
https://blitzvalletta.com/open/chanee-choi-remembrance-coral/
https://ias.ceu.edu/article/2024-11-18/remembrance-exhibition-ias-alumna-chanee-choi
Remembrance is a biofeedback-driven, gamified performance art project in which the artist confronts her own fear of inheriting early-onset Alzheimer’s, the same condition her mother now faces. Using machine learning and EEG brain sensor interactions, the project generates interactive, game-like animations that respond in real-time, combining a surreal artistic vision with advanced technology.
In the Coral phase, the artist has transformed the 3D animations of Magma into a video game where the narrative is guided by her brain waves, recorded using Electroencephalography (EEG) – a headset with electrodes that measure brain activity. The signals are processed through AI to create visual abstractions.
Remembrance: Coral debuted in January 2023 as a 20-minute, live-streamed, brainwave-driven video game performance on the Blitz website as part of an online showcase of works from the Digital Artist Residency Program. Subsequently, in November 2024, it was exhibited at the Central European University gallery in Budapest, Hungary, from November 4 to 8, with a one-hour live performance on Thursday, November 7. Following the performance, attendees were invited to experience the brain sensor directly, allowing them to play the game themselves in an interactive, immersive event.
