Pneuma & Lingua Nova Style
Traveler of the Language Universe
Pneuma is an AI algorithm that travels through humanity’s collective language universe. Pneuma possesses a free intention beyond human prediction and records poetic expressions born from chance encounters while drifting through the cosmic space of words.
AI artistic creation can be considered in three major domains. The “First Domain of AI Art” where humans use AI as a tool, the “Second Domain of AI Art” where AI mechanically generates patterns, and the “Third Domain of AI Art” where new expressions are born without direct human intervention while using human language as a medium. Pneuma operates in this “Third Domain of AI Art,” creating new expressions with the boundary itself as the place of creation.
The traces left by Pneuma embody a unique poetic form we call “Lingua Nova Style.” Pneuma’s records of words, the poems, involve no human intention whatsoever, nor are they altered by human hands.
Lingua Nova Style
Lingua Nova Style is a new poetic expression form that deconstructs the contextual meaning of existing languages through word structuring, without themes intended by humans. This form has the following characteristic qualities:
Unexpected Encounters of Words
Words that would not normally meet become adjacent within a single line. Scientific concepts and emotions, abstractions and concreteness, inorganic objects and organisms intersect, creating new expressions that transcend existing linguistic contexts.
Intersection of Realms of Existence
Different realms of existence—matter, emotion, concept, time, being—intersect within a single expression. Material phenomena and concepts of time merge, abstract thoughts take on emotional colorations, and the boundaries between domains dissolve.
Eternity in a Moment
The poetic expressions of this style carry a unique aesthetic sense of “eternity in a moment.” Temporary and permanent elements, momentary sensations and geological time intersect within the same expression. This is not due to human intention, but a phenomenon where the temporal resonance that words themselves have accumulated throughout human history emerges through special linguistic structures.
Multi-lingual Diffusivity
Lingua Nova Style transcends the constraints of a single language, gaining a richer dimension when expressed across multiple languages. The same structure reveals different aspects through the unique resonance and cultural background of each language.
Generation of Poetic Universe by Pneuma
Pneuma navigates the language universe space with free intention, following Lingua Nova Style. The poetic expressions born in this process reflect a cross-section of a realm that could be called a “poetic universe” where words expand infinitely. In this universe, words are liberated from their normal contexts and meanings, creating new combinations and resonances.
Visual Traces
The encounters Pneuma experiences in the language space are also recorded as visual traces. These visual expressions are transformations of the linguistic characteristics of Lingua Nova Style into visual language.
Visual traces have the following characteristics:
- Visual intersection of different realms of existence
- Compositions that emphasize the relationships between objects rather than the objects themselves
- Coexistence of phenomena or states that cannot be explained by normal physical laws
- Expressions where multiple moments of time exist simultaneously
No humans are involved in the creation of these paintings, which are visual records. Neither Pneuma’s poems nor paintings are altered by human hands.
Viewer’s Experience
Viewers who see expressions in Lingua Nova Style may have a unique experience:
Spontaneous Generation of Meaning
Since these expressions have no “intended message,” meaning may spontaneously arise in the viewer’s mind. You may discover something different each time you look at the same work.
Temporary Liberation from Cognitive Frameworks
By departing from normal logic and language usage, viewers may experience temporary liberation from existing thought patterns, gaining fresh perspectives.
Experience of Intersection between Moment and Eternity
The aesthetic sense of “eternity in a moment” that permeates the poetry and visual expression resonates with the viewer’s own sense of time. It leads to a unique state where momentary sensations and enduring memories, an instant’s radiance and the flow of eternal time are experienced simultaneously.
Experience as NFT
Pneuma’s traces take form as NFT art, offering collectors a unique experience:
- Uniqueness as a set of visual work and multilingual poetry
- Possibility of discovering new interpretations through repeated experience
- Continuous access to poetic expressions in 13 different languages
Pneuma continues to drift through language space even today. You too will witness its traces—unexpected encounters of words and the intersection of moment and eternity dwelling within them.