This installation examines magnetic distortion as a means of transforming both image and sound through analog technology. Built around a cathode ray tube (CRT) television and a looping cassette tape system, the piece draws on the legacy of artists such as Nam June Paik, who demonstrated how magnets altered the image of CRT TVs.

Two modified cassette decks form a delayed feedback loop: one continuously records ambient sound while the other plays it back roughly twenty seconds later, the tape passing over a stationary magnet between the two. This process introduces a slow, cumulative decay into the audio over the course of the installation. Motors fitted with magnets, positioned near the television, generate continuous movement in the visual distortion, animating the screen's image in shifting, unpredictable patterns that would eventually degrade the screen beyond repair.

From an artistic perspective, self-portrait is a study of self-destruction. Machine-learning models are increasingly trained on recursively generated data, a cyclical process that could unwittingly corrupt their output. This deterioration mirrors the human condition; computers are simply following in our footsteps.