A play on the phrase āOpen Micā and the sublime meaning of the word āmeekā, filmmaker and activist K. L. Carpio documents the growth of self-taught digital artistāand longtime friendāMic Comia through their co-shared project Danny & the Magic Doors. Originally conceived, illustrated, and story-outlined by Comia, the work expands under Carpioās guidance. The project seeks to honour the often-discredited processes of artists and shield them from the effects of the new age of AI developmentāan age that threatens minorities in the global arts community. Structured into segmented two-minute sessions, it spans four to six years of laboratory work, hybrid meetings, interviews, and forums in art fairs and exhibitions. Ultimately, it lays the foundation of an artistic collective and the belief that no man is an islandāa manifesto upheld by Carpio as a visual media practitioner
