Duration of the performance: 20 minutes

// the cycle of death and rebirth to which life in the material world is bound //

Saṃsāra symbolises the cycle of death and rebirth to which life in the material world is bound. Religious AI-generated images embroidered on fabric, engraved in wood, and block-printed on my attire permeate the body with a slow release of dyed water. I reflect on the material reality of sacred mythologies and the fallacies of religious purity with algorithmic irregularities embedded within AI as a reflection of human society. The work questions the mechanical reproduction of thought and perception through advanced technologies. The weight of my slip-cast hands in clay is delicately held on the metal armature with tension. Endurance becomes a ritual in searching for the sacred.

Created and performed by Kareena Solanki

Sound by Siddhartha Pathak

Filmed by Mia Greenwald, Edited by Kareena Solanki

Photos captured by Matt Hardwick, Kareena Solanki

CNC fabrication by Danny Harrison

Special Thanks to Behnaz Ghasempour