Much of the way we understand the world is through images. That's what I think good art does - it teaches you how to see the historical moment that you live in.

I wanted to make an artwork that really underlined the contradiction between how machines see and how humans see. Because music is so affective and is just as corporeal as it is cerebral, I thought coupling a music performance with machine vision adds up to something that work on an emotional, aesthetic, and intellectual level.

I really don't think art is good at answering questions. It's much better at posing questions - and even better at simply asking people to open their eyes.

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