Public Lecture

Web of the Mind – Artistic Expression and the Extended Nervous System

When: Friday, June 12, 2026 11:00
Where: Studio A, Grieg Academy, Lars Hillles gate 4

Presentation of Ongoing Artistic Research Project.

With: Dániel Péter Biró, Åsil Bøthun, Jostein Gundersen, Frode Thorsen, 
Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design 
Karsten Specht, Department of Clinical and Biological Psychology
Thomas Hummel, SWR Experimental studio (Freiburg, Germany)
Davide Bertolini and Ryan MacArdle, Technical Assistance

How does intuition and the intellect function to express a larger sense of conciousness in the world? In this presentation, the interdisciplinary research team will translate activity of the brain into a sonorous landscpae using fNIRS (Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy) helmets. First performing the composition Kurei (Net) for two recorders, visual artist and live electronics, the research team will integrate neuroscience, composition, visual art and music technology to create a new kind of aesthetic experience using neurofeedback. After the performance, the research team will thendiscuss the creation of music for the brain, looking into how brain functionality and artistic metaphor connect, as well as their plans for the future.

A collaboration between the Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design, 
the Department of Clinical and Biological Psychology, 
the SWR Experimental studio and the 
MishMash Centre for AI & Creativity
Supported by L. Meltzers Høyskolefond