Echoes of the Mind: In Conversation with DaHexd
For artist DaHexd, expression begins where words end. As he makes his Cyprus debut with the exhibition Echoes of the Mind, we sat down with the Manchester-based creative to explore his evolution, the role of neuroscience in his process, and what it means to turn thought into form. At once painter, technologist, and explorer of the inner world, DaHexd offers a body of work that invites us into something rare: the intersection of self-awareness, sensory immersion, and storytelling.
"It’s an honour," DaHexd reflects on showing in Cyprus for the first time. "We’d been in conversation for years, but the timing now feels perfectly aligned. It’s a fusion of vision and intention."
Though this marks his first physical presence in Cyprus, the connection has been building. With Echoes of the Mind, DaHexd doesn’t just bring new work—he brings the full arc of his artistic journey, from early curiosity to present-day innovation.
From a young age, DaHexd was drawn inward, asking existential questions before he had the words to answer them. "I’ve always been deeply self-aware," he shares. "As a teenager, I began turning that introspection into visual language. That’s when the urgency to create really began."
His process is not just technical but philosophical. While the artist's name remains undefined, his identity is clear: a mind that seeks to make the invisible visible.
With Echoes of the Mind, DaHexd introduces a deeply layered process that blends the analogue and the digital.
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€8,300
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"Painting will always be at the core of my practice," he says. "But I’ve evolved to include tools like EEG data, allowing my thoughts to influence the visual output directly."
Using an EEG headset, DaHexd records his brainwave activity, feeding it into a custom dataset that translates frequency into fluid visuals. These digital patterns, projected into a space, become the energetic blueprint for his paintings.
"It’s a full loop," he explains. "From mind to movement, from data to canvas. It’s a fusion of biology and psychology."
Beneath the technology lies a consistent theme: introspection. For DaHexd, art is not about decoration, but reflection.
"I want to hold up a mirror to the unseen—to map internal states through external form," he says. "We carry so much within us. If I can help someone access that interior space, even for a moment, the work has done its job."
“A sense of connection. Not just to me or to the piece—but to themselves. I want to offer a space to reflect, to feel, to remember that we all carry internal landscapes that deserve to be seen.”
The contrast between traditional brushwork and digital projections is deliberate. "It’s the fixed and the fluid. The chaos and the control. That duality is at the heart of what I’m trying to explore."
A pioneer in the use of EEG within the arts, DaHexd envisions a future where technology deepens, rather than dilutes, our humanity.
"As artists, we’re just beginning to understand what creative tech can unlock," he says. "It’s not about gimmickry. It’s about intimacy. Technology like EEG lets us translate emotion and cognition into form—and that opens a whole new way of connecting with audiences."
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He sees immersive and interactive installations not as trends, but as the next chapter of how we relate to art. "We’ll move beyond passive viewing. People will step inside the work. They’ll shape it with their presence."
When asked what he hopes viewers take away from Echoes of the Mind, DaHexd doesn’t hesitate:
"A sense of connection. Not just to me or to the piece—but to themselves. I want to offer a space to reflect, to feel, to remember that we all carry internal landscapes that deserve to be seen."
Exposing those inner dimensions, of course, isn’t without vulnerability. "It’s personal," he admits. "But vulnerability is the power. It’s where we meet each other honestly."
If the exhibition sparks one conversation, DaHexd hopes it’s this: how our internal and external realities shape each other, and how art can be the bridge.
Echoes of the Mind is not just an exhibition. It’s an invitation—to slow down, to tune in, and to experience what happens when the boundaries between mind and medium begin to dissolve.