KNOW NATURE 7 min video; 5 x 7 min audio, 33" monitor; surround sound speaker system, mixer, lemon eucalyptus essential oil.
Short listed by the London Art Collective for ArtEvol 2025 held at the Saatchi Gallery, LONDON 2025
One of the most meaningful things to me is the importance of not putting human thought above the intelligence of nature. I want to speculate on the possibility of a nature that is beyond our knowing, and that the potential for human evolution lies in this knowing. My research writings in this area feed my poetic writing, and this work KNOW NATURE, developed from these writings. The work is a call to acknowledge the intelligence of nature - an evolutionary knowledge that is possibly above our own. It is a ritualistic chant in the form of a rhythmic soundscape performed by a digital avatar created using the 3D visualisation of bird song. For the installation of the work the electrical wiring for the 'speakers' was used to create a root-like sculpture emerging from the main source.
The project required a good understanding of composition so while in development I studied music theory for computer musicians and researched the use of AI and sound. Using the spoken word piece as direction, I employed nine AI song generators using line breaks and punctuation in different ways to create phrase and breath markers and for melodic and rhythmic shifts, and via the use of alternative prompts I was able to ‘sing’ my lyrics in alternative melodies. I cut and mixed these voices with the call of the Boobook Owl to form the call and response element of the work.
Myvanwy Gibson is an artist and researcher whose practice engages with philosophies of transformation, exploring how evolving human consciousness can address contemporary challenges. Gibson's work is informed by life experiences across Asia, Australia and Europe and by performances as a real time video artist immersed in sound and light. Myvanwy Gibson's practice moves between computational arts and performance, aiming to bring poetic and philosophical writing to to life through a digital persona called 'Weaver'. Created using 3D sculpting, sound triggering and directing AI voices, Weaver can sing the lyrics Gibson writes. Weaver seeks to shape and extend the social fabric, moving beyond the warp and the weft to imagine more consciously evolved worlds. The London Art Collective. Catalogue for ArtEvol Exhibition 2025
