An immersive environment dedicated to multi-sensory performances across mediums - all artists featured in the space incorporated A.I. & M.L. as a collaborative tool in their creations. The program showcased classical disciplines reimagined through the use of pioneering technology in robotics, biometrics, and immersive sound. All presentations took place in 4DSOUND — a sound system that enables the production of sound holograms that augment and transform reality as we perceive it, creating vivid auditory environments that blur the boundaries between the real and the imagined.
MONOM is a collective based in Berlin exploring the potential of spatial sound as an expressive medium - they kicked off the night with a demonstration of the 4DSOUND backend. The segment served as a sonic recalibration of one’s senses, tuning you in to the special performances of the night ahead.
The second presentation featured renowned artist Sougwen Chung and her seminal, ongoing series Drawing Operations. Accompanied by a visual projection and an original score by Aquarian - Drawing Operations (Duet) is a performance centered on an improvised drawing collaboration between human and machine. In this duet, Sougwen and Drawing Operations Units: Generation 1&2 create a drawing corresponding to three themes related to human and robotic co-creation: Mimicry, Memory and Future Speculations. Each thematic chapter showcases an evolving robotic behavior linked to the artist's explorations of art and A.I.
The evening concluded with drummer Ian Chang whose live performance makes electronic music physical. Using Sunhouse's Sensory Percussion (a machine learning software that can identify timbral shifts in drumming), Chang improvises a hypnotic, multimedia experience. The result is a unique marriage of raw performative intensity and sophisticated sound and lighting design.