Artists / MARTIN BACKES (DE)
WHAT DO MACHINES SING OF?
Installation
What do machines sing of? is a fully automated machine, that sings pop hits from the 1990s on a loop. As the computer program performs these emotionally loaded songs, it attempts to reproduce the appropriate human sentiments. This behaviour reflects the machine’s desire to become sophisticated enough to create its own personality.
Program
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AUTOMATA EXHIBITION Arsenal Contemporary Art / From to PE LANG (CH), BENJAMIN MUZZIN (CH), ZIMOUN (CH), A NORMAL WORKING DAY (CH), LUKAS TRUNIGER (CH), UGO RONDINONE (CH), MATTHEW BIEDERMAN (QC-CA/US), BILL VORN (QC-CA), NICOLAS BAIER (QC-CA), NORMAN WHITE (ON-CA), LAURA KIKAUKA (ON-CA), PAOLO ALMARIO (QC-CA/CO), KENNY WONG (QC-CA/HK), MARCO DE MUTIIS (IT/CH), BEN BOGART (BC-CA), TOM SHERMAN (CA/US), PHILIPPE INTERNOSCIA (QC-CA), ORLAN (FR), JULIEN MAIRE (FR), PATRICK TRESSET (FR), PASCAL HAUDRESSY (FR), CHRISTA SOMMERER (AT), LAURENT MIGNONNEAU (FR), JEAN-BENOIT LALLEMANT (FR), MOON KYUNGWON (KR), JEON JOONHO (KR), UJOO+LIMHEEYOUNG (KR), KIM JOON (KR), MINHA YANG (KR), LUYANG (CN), SÉBASTIEN LACOMBLEZ (BE), FELIX LUQUE SANCHEZ (BE), SHAUN GLADWELL (AU), CORY ARCHANGEL (US), GRAHAM CALDWELL (US), ROBOTLAB (DE), MARTIN BACKES (DE), NELMARIE DU PREEZ (ZA), ALEKSANDRA DOMANOVIC (YU), OLIVIER LARIC (AT/DE)
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Opening : AUTOMATA EXHIBITION Arsenal Contemporary Art / PE LANG (CH), BENJAMIN MUZZIN (CH), ZIMOUN (CH), A NORMAL WORKING DAY (CH), LUKAS TRUNIGER (CH), UGO RONDINONE (CH), MATTHEW BIEDERMAN (QC-CA/US), BILL VORN (QC-CA), NICOLAS BAIER (QC-CA), NORMAN WHITE (ON-CA), LAURA KIKAUKA (ON-CA), PAOLO ALMARIO (QC-CA/CO), KENNY WONG (QC-CA/HK), MARCO DE MUTIIS (IT/CH), BEN BOGART (BC-CA), TOM SHERMAN (CA/US), PHILIPPE INTERNOSCIA (QC-CA), ORLAN (FR), JULIEN MAIRE (FR), PATRICK TRESSET (FR), PASCAL HAUDRESSY (FR), CHRISTA SOMMERER (AT), LAURENT MIGNONNEAU (FR), JEAN-BENOIT LALLEMANT (FR), MOON KYUNGWON (KR), JEON JOONHO (KR), UJOO+LIMHEEYOUNG (KR), KIM JOON (KR), MINHA YANG (KR), LUYANG (CN), SÉBASTIEN LACOMBLEZ (BE), FELIX LUQUE SANCHEZ (BE), SHAUN GLADWELL (AU), CORY ARCHANGEL (US), GRAHAM CALDWELL (US), ROBOTLAB (DE), MARTIN BACKES (DE), NELMARIE DU PREEZ (ZA), ALEKSANDRA DOMANOVIC (YU), OLIVIER LARIC (AT/DE)