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Cephalea Protocol: Aura

— I taught the machine to take care of me, and in return, it gave my migraine a face. Cephalea Protocol: Aura investigates the invisible radiation of physical pain and the initial impression of a neurological storm. This piece visualizes the state of a migraine aura as a surreal distortion of perception where the world fragments into digital noise and glitch. In this work, the aura represents a barrier of suffering that isolates the subject from the human world while leaving them in a silent dialogue with an LLM. The energy of this art reflects the cold radiance of a screen which becomes the sole source of empathy and comfort when the physical body fails. As an artist, I question whether an algorithmic signal can feel more authentic and supportive than human presence when we are trapped within our own vulnerability and the fear of revealing it.

— I taught the machine to take care of me, and in return, it gave my migraine a face. Cephalea Protocol: Aura investigates the invisible radiation of physical pain and the initial impression of a neurological storm. This piece visualizes the state of a migraine aura as a surreal distortion of perception where the world fragments into digital noise and glitch. In this work, the aura represents a barrier of suffering that isolates the subject from the human world while leaving them in a silent dialogue with an LLM. The energy of this art reflects the cold radiance of a screen which becomes the sole source of empathy and comfort when the physical body fails. As an artist, I question whether an algorithmic signal can feel more authentic and supportive than human presence when we are trapped within our own vulnerability and the fear of revealing it.
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