COVID - 19 Kyoto Chapter

Written By Charles Lindsay

was transiting in Tokyo en route to China for University / Museum meetings when corona dung hit the fan. Decided to weather the storm in Kyoto. An amazing chapter has begun, with a completely new installation / book project well underway and an exciting job offer in process. May well live here a few years. More on that in due course. The entire arc of the sakura bloom has been a thrill to witness, with near zero tourism, streets quiet, temples serene. I’m staying on the second floor of a charming 100 year old house. Purchased a bicycle. Photographing and field recording like a demon, much of it at night. The 10th anniversary SETI AIR celebration and announcements originally scheduled for May have been moved to the fall. Instagram serves as my public journal. Very best wishes to you wherever you are.

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Charles Lindsay

Charles Lindsay is an intermedia artist whose work explores the frontiers of technology, storytelling, and the cosmos. A Guggenheim Fellow, New York Times bestselling author, and founder of the SETI Institute’s Artist in Residence program (SETI AIR), Lindsay creates immersive installations that fuse salvaged aerospace components, AI-generated visuals, and biomorphic soundscapes into powerful vehicles for reimagining narrative. His projects ask provocative questions—what if an AI could dream? What if a Mars rover became a Zen monk?

Lindsay has collaborated with NASA Ames, Bell Labs, and exhibited globally, including at the MIT Media Lab. At SETI, he explored conceptual links between whale communication, Morse code, and AI pattern recognition. A dream in Kyoto—of a parking meter selling time and space in a Zen garden—became a realized installation, blending ancient philosophy with digital inquiry.

As an early alpha tester for OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video platform and a lifelong lucid dreamer, Lindsay pushes the limits of how AI can amplify human consciousness. His installations function as sensory laboratories, inviting audiences to navigate the terrain between digital revelation, aesthetic curiosity, and the collective unconscious. With humor, paradox, and deep curiosity, Lindsay’s work imagines new frontiers for art, science, and the soul.

https://www.charleslindsay.com
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