Spryk’s AI Experiments Have Birthed Neural Natak, a ‘Techno-Magic’ Show

Spryk aka Tejas Nair. Image: British Council

The method Mumbai artist Spryk, aka Tejas Nair, sees it, the majority of AI-generated visuals seem like an impression and possibly, even like magic.

He describes, “It looks astonishing initially, however if you pay closer attention, you can begin seeing the spaces plainly.” It made him deep dive into street magic and its history in India, with his research study leading him to produce a brand-new audio-visual program called Neural Natak, which debuts at the British Council’s Creative Convergence event in Bengaluru on Nov. 6, 2025.

In advancement for about a year now, the conceptual program just got steam in the last 4 to 6 months. It will now play out at the Bangalore International Centre as an audio-visual efficiency that reimagines generative AI as a contemporary street magician. He states about the motivation, “Outputs from AI today, to me, feel a bit like it’s duplicating these magicians. Performing motions quicker than the eye can see at its very first look, or grand gestures thoroughly prepared to shock and wonder, and visual hoax that blows your mind, making you think that anything is possible.”

Spryk– whose 2024 EP Afterglow checked out the crossway of human feeling and expert system– states he’s been try out Gen AI systems for a number of years now, discovering the manner in which neural networks work “rather remarkable.” He includes, “I believe a lot of contemporary AI is being developed and trained to carefully replicate human habits. What makes human imagination special is not simply understanding however lived experiences. The psychological depth that we feel and can develop through the important things we make simply can’t be felt by a maker. That is the essence that influenced this task.”

The 50-minute Neural Natak program, which unfolds as a brief movie with a complementary soundtrack, is developed from a mix of “conventional and innovative procedures,” according to the artist. In addition to dealing with go-to visual partner EyeAmSid, the visual identity and branding originates from artist Madhav Nair aka Deadtheduck, who has actually made a series of illustrations and typography to connect the whole task together. From Adobe Premiere Pro for sequencing and visual modules to Touch Designer, Spryk states they’ve utilized tools like Nano Banana and Higgsfield Soul, in addition to open-source designs like Wan, and more recent, more business designs like Veo 3.1 by Google & & Sora 2 by OpenAI for image and video generation. “We’ve sourced and curated honestly offered archival video and broken the program into 5 parts that inform the entire story,” he includes.

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There’s been an intentional disposition towards older designs of Gen AI, the artist states. “They simply appear to have more device memory-like qualities,” he describes.

For the music, Spryk will be on phase to set off, result, loop, slice, and remix aspects throughout the program. Constantly a roving mind when it pertains to categories, Neural Natak will generate diverse noises that do not comply with any specific category. “Individual structures might fall under numerous categories of electronic music including strong themes of Indian classical and folk music,” he states.

It’s offered him a possibility to include components that never ever made it to a Spryk program before. “The program has a special soundtrack because, unlike my previous programs, this one likewise includes character voiceovers, narrative, and great deals of foley noises,” he states. He’s played the high-energy sets at celebrations like Lollapalooza India previously this year, however he’s mindful that this is a various space entirely. “The reality that this program was produced an auditorium with a hostage and seated audience permits it to be structured really in a different way and likewise lets me play a lot with silence,” he includes.

It’s implied to be more of a live program experience, the music from the job may be launched as tracks or an EP. The directing concept has actually been the principle of “techno-magic” in Neural Natak. “That describes when innovation acts like magic. With that in mind, the noise for this job likewise has a mix of commercial noises together with lighter, more ephemeral ‘magic’-like components,” Spryk states.

At the core of it, Spryk deals with Neural Natak as another action in his “agitated appetite to find out and experiment” and not get too comfy. It’s been very important for him as an artist to check out brand-new innovation at a time when “technological development has actually constantly entered faster than we can imagine or prepare.” He includes, “A great deal of it is untidy and questionable, so I believe it’s crucial that we really engage more straight– and ideally that assists structure brand-new innovative tools in a more accountable method.”

With this very first program now established and prepared to go, Spryk states he’s in discussions with locations throughout India and the world to even more progress Neural Natak. That may likewise include cooperations with the street efficiency neighborhood. He states,”[We’re looking to] standard puppet artists, magicians, and folk entertainers to progress this into something bigger– possibly a touring production and even a celebration commission.”

Register to enjoy Spryk’s ‘Neural Natak’ program at the British Council provides Creative Convergence 2025 here