Inner Cornflakes
Video, 2023
About the artwork
‘Inner Cornflakes' is an AI film born from a miscommunication during a conversation with my partner about handling conflicting thoughts. He misheard 'conflicts' as 'cornflakes' due to my pronunciation, sparking both laughter and inspiration. This led to the idea of portraying negative thoughts as food, approached in a whimsical manner. In the film, we see aunties transformed into mini cornflakes: being consumed, drowning in milk, accompanied by cornflake cats. These scenes evolve to full sized aunties, their torsos and heads filled with compartments of cornflakes and other foods. The narrative culminates with a cornflake auntie transforming into popcorn, symbolising a positive resolution to the mini cornflake drama.
This AI film was created, animated, and edited by Niceaunties in the programmes Dalle3, Magnific.ai and Runwayml.
AI generated music by Niceaunties, Sound design by Niceaunties
Audio explanation
Listen to Niceaunties discuss this work.
Niceaunties is a contemporary artist and designer based in Singapore. Drawing inspiration from the influential women in her family and the distinct 'auntie culture,' her work explores themes of ageing, beauty, personal freedom, and everyday life through AI and digital art. Her life experiences and architectural training inform the conceptual basis of her pieces, while her focus on the nuanced behaviours of 'aunties' highlights the culture prevalent in Asian communities.
These women, embodying a spectrum from strange and funny to mean and kind, profoundly influenced the artist's early life and creative narrative, laying the foundation for the unique storytelling of "Niceaunties." Exploring themes like aging, beauty, personal freedom, and the nuances of everyday life, Niceaunties expresses her vision through the mediums of generative and digital art. Her creations are marked by an amalgamation of surrealism, fantasy, and the vibrant aesthetics of kawaii culture.
Influenced by surreal art, fantasy, and kawaii culture, Niceaunties' art champions empowerment and self-expression.