2018, mixed media, robotics, video, animation, sound
Integrating robotics, sound, and animation, Deliriums generates a layered multisensory environment where the viewer becomes both witness and participant. It is a meditation on murky boundaries in the social sciences, particularly regarding personality pathologies outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
Outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), the project examines the intersection of human emotion and its material manifestations through robotic musical instruments, sculpture, sound, and video. The installation engages the DSM-5’s three clusters of personality disorders as a sensory exploration of complex emotional and behavioral patterns.
During a 60-minute performance, robotic instruments activate scores derived from monologues collected anonymously from individuals diagnosed with the corresponding personality disorders in each cluster. These texts are transcribed, synthesized into voice, and paired with synchronized animations. Together, they construct three “virtual souls,” offering insight into distinct cognitive pathologies while revealing their fragmented yet interconnected imaginaries. The work evokes the mystery of human behavior and engages with ecological and philosophical questions of identity within psychological systems.
Deliriums emphasizes neurodiverse experience, questioning what constitutes well-being. By fostering dialogue around psychological variance, the installation invites reflection on the boundaries of socially acceptable behavior. Its dispersed arrangement of sound, sculpture, and animation resists singular focus, producing a fragmented yet immersive field. This structure mirrors internal processes—like unseen electrical activity or latent thought—and considers how such forces manifest as sound, movement, and behavior.
Cluster A wall layout
