{"uid":"rJhkFnioe8x20Cpl","type":"artist","tags":["video"],"group":"no","group_name":null,"project_title":"Robot Mouth","summary":"The video \u201cRobot Mouth\u201d captures the moment of intimate interaction of a human and an AI. I contacted Prof. Hideyuki Sawada from Kagawa University, who has constructed a robot mouth. This robot features speech organs that mimic the one of a human. I decided to teach the robot mouth to sing \u201cAve Maria\u201d - a piece that reflects the impact of religious ancestry on European culture, often played at weddings and funerals (rituals celebrating life and death). Due to my inability to travel to Japan, the encounter had to be arranged via Skype. The clumsy attempts of the robot to repeat the lyrics, as well as the quality of interaction become emblematic of the state of the relation between humans and AIs. The video-performance was realised already several years ago, however it gains a new meaning in the times touched by the corona crisis. Uncanniness of the situation causes many questions to arise: What kind of new sociological relationship is being built? Is an intimate interaction with an AI possible? Can this intimacy be achieved via video communicators? How does the multilayered technological aspect (speaking with AI, via a device, moderated by an AI) influences the interaction and its participants? Will it ever be able for AIs to have faith or feel? Can or should the capabilities of a human and an AI be compared? What is the meaning of digital spaces? and more.","space":"1 channel video on a flatscreen display approx. 32 inches with sound on headphones - the first image uploaded shows the desired presentation","artists_proposal":null,"members":[],"lang":"en","status":"ok","video_link_password":null,"video_link":"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/93310781","audio_link_password":null,"audio_link":null,"images_link_password":null,"images_link":null,"cellphone":null,"description":null,"estimated_budget":null,"complementary_info":null,"fileCount":3,"names":"Emilia","surname":"Kurylowicz","email":"emilia.kurylowicz@gmail.com","dni_type":"Other","dni":"AUS293048","address":"Herrfurthplatz, 12","city":"Berlin","nacionality":"Polish","country_id":"61","birthdate":"1983-07-26T22:00:00.000Z","birthdate_2":"1983-07-26T22:00:00.000Z","telephone":"+49017643835538","web":"linktr.ee\/lil.witch.global"}