2015
Durational Performance, Video, and Sound Art
Over two weeks, during all waking hours, Amy Karle used an EEG neuroheadset connected to a custom digital and analog video and sound interface to externalize her brainwaves into real-time image and sound. This durational performance served as both an artistic inquiry and a neuroplastic experiment—an effort to train herself to become more musical, despite not previously being musically inclined.
Building on her earlier biofeedback works, Karle turned this exploration inward, asking: How can I learn, evolve, and transform through this process? Over the course of the performance, she began to perceive and create music in entirely new ways. By the end, Karle was hearing symphonies in the everyday sounds of the world around her and dreaming in melodies, harmonies, and full compositions—experiences that profoundly reshaped her artistic practice and continue to influence her to this day. For the first time, she could dream in sounds and hear the music within.
This performance not only redefined Karle’s relationship with music and sound but also illuminated the dynamic interplay between art, technology, and human evolution. By merging brain-computer interfaces with creative expression and a tech interface, Karle revealed the untapped potential of bio-AI symbiosis to expand consciousness and reimagine human creativity.
