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 is a new media artist who combines movement and technology to create new ways of observing the world and examining the self. Her work explores autonomy and identity at the intersection of physical and digital space. Seeking alternatives to disembodied AI interactions, she investigates how movement-based dialogue between humans and machines can foster more trusting, positive, and emotionally expressive relationships. Mary employs participatory methods, motion capture, probabilistic algorithms, projection, and performance to explore the virtual transformation of the body’s movement in space and time, beyond its physical limitations. Her artistic practice builds on her work in disaster recovery, exploring non-verbal and thought-linked ways of alleviating burden and human suffering.