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What does it mean to create a truly autonomous machine, independent from human control? And what happens when organs live outside of a body? Could this help us understand that the power of the human body lies in its ability to be different and to take on unexpected forms and identities?
Violently entangled within the performance space are three elements: an artificially intelligent prosthesis, out-of-body organic wombs and a human body. The prosthesis uses artificial intelligence algorithms to learn in real time how to move, exist and perform on stage. The wombs live and pulsate through the activity of microbial cultures. The sounds of the performer’s body are re-synthesised and transformed into a powerful and visceral auditory experience.
The human, the non-human and the machine struggle to access a new form of hybrid identity. They influence each other creating a connection of bodies and psyche able to redefine the concept of intimacy, as well as our imagination of the body and its relationship with new technologies.
Credits:
Marco Donnarumma, Margherita Pevere – Artistic direction, performance, staging,
Marco Donnarumma – Concept, music, programming, robotics, light,
Neurorobotics Research Laboratory, Beuth Hochschule – Scientific partner,
Ana Rajcevic – Robotics visual design and costume,
Christian Schmidts – Robotics 3D modelling and engineering,
Alberto de Campo – Additional programming,
Protopixel – Light technology
Commissioned by CTM Festival (DE). Supported by the Goethe Institut’s International Coproduction Fund. Realised in the context of the Graduiertenschule, Berlin University of the Arts.
