Autopilot, as a word used in this exhibition, pertains to an artistic process which delves into the meditative aspect of creativity, in its virtue as an exploration of the unknown methods of art production. The artist’s body, being the spacecraft, is the subject of control as he/she explores the depths of the psyche, the totality of the human mind as both conscious and unconscious, with a focus on the latter.

Autopilot, in this case, also embodies how this state could be the source of genius for art as it reveals something mystifying, familiar, natural and probably even holy, in each and every artistic transformation: i.e. subject, style and technique. This said transformation is not only in the general sense of identity performance, but in a sense rather focused on the creative process and more related to the production of art:

Psyche { thought/ idea à product/ material }

However, activating the arrow (seen above), the space where Autopilot is most engaged, the area of transformation that elicits creativity, differs from artist to artist. Two artists for example, reveal their processes by collecting images and inspirations before choosing to Autopilot. Another artist on the other hand, reveals his process by engaging in an Autopilot only before the act of translation i.e. making the studies, and then shifts to a conscious journey of rendition.

Both types of processes however, clearly need the presence of mind-altering substances, to employ the act of Autopilot to again, engage flight in the vastness of the human psyche. In psychoanalysis, psyche pertains to a force in which all our thoughts, behaviours and personalities are influenced with.

The presence of psychoactive drugs is to purposefully alter one's consciousness for ritual, spiritual, and/or shamanic purposes. It is used as a tool for studying or augmenting the mind, eliciting the trip to this sacred unknown.