Essay of a Speech
An interactive installation that explores the effect of artificial intelligence on the creation of ideologies. The piece consists of a system capable of generating speeches from words provided by visitors. These speeches are recorded on cassette tape and played repeatedly through loudspeakers. The tape is never erased, so each new dialogue overlaps with the others. The installation operates using an artificial neural network created specifically for the piece. The network was trained on a body of discourses related to national identity, progress, and Mexican modernity, so that the system addresses these themes in the new speeches it generates.
Participantes
Diego Trujillo
Diego Trujillo
Diego Trujillo
Artist, researcher, and professor, he holds a master's degree in Design Interactions from the Royal College of Art (London) and a bachelor's degree in biology from the Faculty of Sciences at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He received the Young Creators grant from the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA), as well as an honorable mention in hybrid art at the Prix Ars Electronica for his piece This Tape Will Self-Destruct. He has exhibited in various museums and galleries around the world, including Science Gallery Dublin, LUX Pavillon in Mainz, the Saint Etienne Design Biennial, and the Piksel and 404 festivals. As a researcher, he has explored the use of digital technologies for self-representation and their applications in the dissemination of literary archives and musical performance in virtual environments. He received the award for best paper at the Cumulus 2023 conference for his research, Metaphysical instruments: Prototypes for hybrid and live music-making.