Eternally Gazing: Narciss, the Self-Reflective AI

The installation design was intentionally stripped back so that the object itself would speak with minimal interference.

The team wanted to avoid decorating the machine and instead present it in its most basic, "naked" form.

As the AI observes itself in the mirror, it generates descriptions like "a shadow of a person" and "a bunch of electronics on a table."

These descriptions are both accurate and eerie, reminding the team of how humans think about themselves.

To create a sense of grandiosity, the team filmed Narciss in a marble colosseum.

This location was chosen to evoke a heavy, mockumentary feel, emphasizing the importance of the self in the context of the project.

The studio behind Narciss, Waltz Binaire, reinvests its profits in creative experiments with new technology.

This approach allows the team to explore new possibilities in art and science while preserving the studio's identity.

Before using a mirror in Narciss, the team experimented with AI-generated art and Rorschach Tests

However, they did not feel these approaches made a significant poetic contribution, and ultimately decided on the mirror as the focal point of the installation.

Narciss challenges the traditional view of creativity by demonstrating that AI can also generate art.

This raises questions about what defines art and the role of AI in the creative process.

Christian Mio Loclair, creative director at Waltz Binaire, believes that by asking profound, evolutionary questions, art can continue to grow and develop in new directions.

The AI, Narciss confronts the idea of self-worship and self-centeredness in art by presenting an AI caught in an eternal loop of self-reflection.

Narciss is designed to stimulate more holistic and humbling conversations about art and the human condition.

By exploring the nature of self-awareness and creativity in AI, the project invites viewers to reevaluate their own self-perceptions and understanding of art.