Mary Mark & John Luo
New York, NY
“Metamorphosis” | Interactive AI Installation
Metamorphosis is a performance and installation that blurs the boundary between the physical and digital, confronting questions of virtual identity, autonomy, and human connection. At the heart of the piece is Notame, an autonomous virtual dancer designed to explore new forms of motion-based interaction between humans and machines in shared physical space.
The work unfolds as a 15-minute duet between a live dancer and Notame, navigating themes of escapism, hopelessness, and the pursuit of liberation within a blended reality. Through this interaction, Metamorphosis invites audiences to reflect on how technology mediates identity, agency, and the search for meaning in a hybrid world.
Between live performances, Notame transitions into an installation mode, generating real-time choreography and existing independently as a digital performer. This ongoing presence allows visitors to engage with the work at their own pace, observing how the virtual dancer’s movements evolve and respond in real-time.
About the artist:
Mary Mark, Lead Artist
Mary Mark (she/her) is a new media artist who combines movement and technology to create new ways of observing the world and examining the self. Her work investigates autonomy and identity at the intersection of physical and digital space. Seeking alternatives to disembodied AI interactions, she explores how movement-based dialogue between humans and machines can foster more trusting, positive, and emotionally expressive relationships. Mary’s artistic practice builds on her research work in disaster and climate risk, exploring non-verbal and thought-linked ways of alleviating burden and human suffering.
In collaboration with:
John Luo, 3D Artist
John Luo (he/him) a multimedia artist based in Brooklyn who comes from a digital realm in which his work explores mixed reality and immersive and interactive experiences. His practice merges traditional performance with digital technology, digging possibilities for real-time storytelling and audience engagement. He explores themes of post-humanism, Eastern religion, psychology, and the morality of AI, sparking dialogue on its role in shaping human experience.
Chienn Tai, Composer / Sound Designer
Chienn Tai (she/they) is a Taiwanese composer and multimedia artist based in Brooklyn, New York, with a background spanning classical music, acting, dance, composition, and media design. Her work explores the emotional and psychological dimensions of the body through sound, performance, and technology; as an activist artist, she integrates themes of sustainability, human rights, gender equality, and bodily autonomy into her creative practice to provoke dialogue and foster empathy.


