As the world is struggling with Covid-19, many events will still be held online. I thought of presenting briefly a project that sees the use of Artificial Intelligence combined with dance and choreography.
Studio Wayne McGregor teamed up with Superblue, BMW i, and Random International and created an ongoing performance titled No One is An Island. The digital performance, which is also an installation, will be shown only on the partners’ digital channels through January 2021, while a live one will be organized sometime later in the year.
[Fig.2] No One is An Island, Credit: Studio Wayne McGregor.
No One is An Island is introduced by McGregor, who is a multi award-winning British choreographer and director, as “a future-oriented reflection on how the human mind empathises with artificial intelligence and automated processes”, bringing together different elements such as performance, sculpture and music. It attempts to explore “the relationship between humans and technology and our capacity to empathise with a machine.”
The project, discussed more in detail in an interview with designboom, puts at the centre a sculpture that moves from robot to human status. The installation is enhanced by a live performance with dancers from Studio Wayne McGregor, exploring the interaction and relationship between humans and technology.
The full interview is available here: https://www.designboom.com/art/wayne-mcgregor-random-international-and-bmw-i-no-one-is-an-island-11-25-2020/
To follow the Studio: https://waynemcgregor.com/
Hopefully this was interesting, as conversations about Art and AI are going on. All the posts are available here on the website at any time, where they are up-to-date. Have a good week.