Description:

Mirror Neuron is an interactive artwork based on the human mechanism of mirroring in social interactions. It follows concepts from psychology, namely simulation theory and theory of mind, applied to computers in an art context. The name hints to the so-called mirror neuron that, it is speculated, might provide the basis for theory of mind in the brain.

The artwork is a reflection on the current status of bias withing computational models and the increase in hyperpersonalization of digital content.

Shown here is the first prototype of the piece. It makes use of the YOLOv4 object detection model to get high-level information from a camera pointed at the viewer, then uses this information to drive changes in real-time of color and luminosity in the parametric visual. This means that the artwork changes itself according to what it “sees”.