The author presents her ongoing artistic research and practice at the intersection of neuroscience and radio astronomy that connects two of her current projects: COGITO in Space and The Metamorphosis . The author focuses primarily on theoretical concepts underpinning her projects, encompassing philosophy of mind and animal ethics. The artistic vision and collaborative work in COGITO in Space has been extensively addressed and presented by the author in previous papers that provide complementary reading to this text.

OPTICKS is an art project realized by interdisciplinary artist Daniela de Paulis, in collaboration with the CAMRAS radio amateur association based at the Dwingeloo radio telescope in The Netherlands. The project is presented as a live audio-visual performance during which digital images are transmitted as radio signals to the Moon from a radio station in Brazil, the U.K., Switzerland, Poland or Italy. The signals reflected by the Moon’s surface are received by the Dwingeloo radio telescope, converted back into the original images and projected live at an exhibition venue. The project uses Visual Moonbounce, an application of the Moonbounce technology, developed by the artist in collaboration with the CAMRAS team during her residency at the Dwingeloo radio telescope.