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Amy Karle and Eduardo Reck Miranda's 'Cortical Echoes' Nominated for S+T+ARTS Prize 2026

award · 2026-10-04

Amy Karle, an artist, and Eduardo Reck Miranda, a composer and researcher, have created 'Cortical Echoes: An Interface for Living Computation,' a performance-laboratory in which living neural networks act as co-creative partners. The work transforms stimuli into sound, language, and continuously evolving visual forms. The project is dated 2026. The video post credits Miranda as Composer, Scientific Lead, and Co-Concept; Karle as Artistic Director, Creative Director, and Co-Concept, with Conceptual Art Technologies. Software engineering is by Moein Fahmideh Vatandoost. Biological computing research and development is a collaboration with Cortical Labs. The University of Plymouth (UK) provided support. 'An Interface for Living Computation' has received a Nomination Award for the prestigious S+T+ARTS Prize 2026. The work merges biological computing with artistic performance, positioning living neural networks as active collaborators rather than tools.

Key facts

  • Amy Karle and Eduardo Reck Miranda created 'Cortical Echoes: An Interface for Living Computation'.
  • The work is a performance-laboratory where living neural networks act as co-creative partners.
  • Stimuli are transformed into sound, language, and evolving visual forms.
  • The project is dated 2026.
  • Eduardo Reck Miranda is credited as Composer, Scientific Lead, and Co-Concept.
  • Amy Karle is credited as Artistic Director, Creative Director, and Co-Concept, with Conceptual Art Technologies.
  • Moein Fahmideh Vatandoost provided software engineering.
  • Cortical Labs collaborated on biological computing R&D.
  • The University of Plymouth (UK) supported the project.
  • 'An Interface for Living Computation' received a Nomination Award for the S+T+ARTS Prize 2026.

Entities

Artists

  • Amy Karle
  • Eduardo Reck Miranda
  • Moein Fahmideh Vatandoost

Institutions

  • Cortical Labs
  • University of Plymouth
  • S+T+ARTS Prize
  • Conceptual Art Technologies

Locations

  • Plymouth
  • United Kingdom

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