TASIMENOVA
Gallery
Pessimism
Gzhel Girls
Surveillance
Sypher
Surround
3D Design
Typography
Centquatre VI
Painting
Selected Works
Illustration
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A twin implies likeness in form, origin, or identity.
A mimic implies likeness in motion, timing, or response.
The mismatch between appearance and behavior hooks directly into our predictive machinery: if it moves like me, then part of me is over there, but the container is wrong. It’s you, dislocated.
The twin becomes a process rather than a copy.
The self is revealed through behavior, not surface.
A mimic implies likeness in motion, timing, or response.
The mismatch between appearance and behavior hooks directly into our predictive machinery: if it moves like me, then part of me is over there, but the container is wrong. It’s you, dislocated.
The twin becomes a process rather than a copy.
The self is revealed through behavior, not surface.
The work develops from a graphic drawing in which a human silhouette is formed through simple lines. The drawing revealed a structural possibility: the lines could remain static while the silhouette emerged as an inverted mask exposing a field of rays beneath. This formal device aligned with the project’s wider interest in digital doubles and made motion essential to the piece.
Although the character mirrors the viewer, this synchronicity is periodically interrupted by ten programmed animations that assert a distinct agency. These disruptions prompt reflection on the autonomy of digital twins and the uncertain boundary between reflection and intention.
My goal was to achieve the shock of agency, where it seems that the machine not only sees you but thinks something about you. Stepping into the marked square signals consent to be seen by the machine. The TV is a mirror with a hidden distortion. Everything about this project is behind the scenes work and the viewer only sees the final output that’s quite stripped. The viewer sees the figure mirroring them, it’s curiosity and entertainment. Control feels stable until there is a violation. The piece is a ritual of recognition.