The exact manner and location in our brains where our subjective "consciousness" arises has not yet been elucidated. According to Integrated Information Theory, the extent to which neural networks in the brain integrate information is a crucial factor in the emergence of consciousness. It is believed that consciousness is not merely a result of isolated brain activities, but arises from the coordinated functions of many different brain areas, generating integrated information (consciousness). During sleep, particularly in the deepest phase of non-REM sleep (N3), brain activity decreases, and consciousness reaches its lowest level. It is during this phase that delta waves, slow waves ranging from 0.5 to 4Hz, are produced — waves that are absent in waking states and lighter sleep stages.
For this work, I recorded my brainwaves during non-REM sleep — a state of deep slumber where my conscious "I" is absent — and transformed them into light within an object, created using fiber optics and themed around the motifs of sound, neurons and synapses. The work serves as a confrontation with the "I" that exists within my unconscious self, prompting reflection on the meaning of "I" and the nature of consciousness.