yon natalie mik

Studies on Imitation I (Crip Cinetics), 2025-ongoing, 2-channel video installation, live performance
Yon Natalie Mik

Studies on Imitation I is an embodied research project examining how artificial intelligence processes, translates and standardizes bodily difference. Centered on “stimming” - repetitive gestures associated with neurodivergent embodiment — the work redefines these movements as a kinetic intelligence through which the body regulates and rebalances itself. By training a small-scale machine learning model on a dataset of such gestures, the project investigates how algorithmic systems translate variability into normative patterns. It integrates field research, data modeling, and performance-based visualization to expose the epistemic politics of movement recognition.